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Chaotic morning | Luke and Takashi

Silence.

Eyes opened slowly to be greeted with darkness. There was something strange about today. Something felt different...what?

Sleepily, Takashi stumbled out of bed and towards the bathroom. A sudden pain at his  toes as he tripped and nearly fell over something. Had that always been there? Perhaps one of his roommates had forgotten to keep their belongings. Well, it didn't matter.

Wait a minute. Had the bathroom always been that direction from his bed? He was probably just tired. His head felt funny...why did he feel so sleepy?

A shake of his head as he shuffled towards the bathroom, opening the door silently so as not to wake his roommates who were still asleep. Hand reached for his toothbrush, and grasped...air?

Takashi rubbed his eyes and looked around in confusion. Wait. His hands looked...different? Tired eyes looked into the mirror and were greeted with green...and red?!

"AH-!"

Takashi had to bite back a yell when he saw his reflection in the mirror. Red hair...and green eyes? Had he been possessed again? But no...there was something familiar about how he looked...

He looked exactly like Luke. Come to think of it, his clothes weren't the ones he had went to bed in either. What was going on?!

He peeked back out into the room. Now that he was wide awake, his roommates looked...well. They weren't his roommates, that was for sure. The room looked different as well, at least in its arrangement.

Calm down. Panicking wouldn't do any good. He would have to go back to his room and see what was...but he wasn't in the habit of stepping out without freshening up. No, it'll be okay. Youkai's prank or something...

Takashi managed, somehow. And when it came to dressing...well the uniform had to do. The thought of having to wear any of the other teen's casual clothes brought a flush to his face.

And then he was out the room, towards the...which direction was his room in again? Looking at the number sequences - There.

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Accidents and Unexpected Developments | Luke and Takashi

Takashi was seated at one of the platforms on the way up the stairs to the main diving platform, away from the crowd at the other parts of the pool center. He had seen some curious youkai who had attended the party, and while they didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Takashi had decided that it would be better to distance himself from others, just to be on the safe side.

The Yuujinchou was strapped to a waterproof pouch around his waist, an odd fit on top of his board shorts with a short-sleeved hoodie covering it. Still, he felt safer carrying it with him than leaving it unattended in his dorm room.

A small sigh as he wondered where Nyanko-sensei was. Probably had his face buried wherever the food was. Sometimes, he wondered how seriously Nyanko-sensei took this whole bodyguard business. Perhaps he thought this area was safe?

Standing and dusting the seat of his shorts, Takashi decided it couldn't hurt to go and find some food. Before he could turn and head back down the stairs though, he felt a finger tap his shoulder, and he turned around to find a youkai, hair covering most of its face, smirking at him in a way that made his hair stand. Yelping from the shock of it, he stumbled backward and toppled over the railings with a yell.

Plunging towards the water, he saw the youkai looking down at him with a distraught expression on its face. Takashi was confused. Had it not intended to hurt him?

And then a sharp pain as the back of his head hit the surface of the water. He felt himself swallow a mouthful of water, and then everything went black.

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The Crossroads of Fate | Luke and Takashi

Strapping the pouch which held his grandmother's Yuujinchou around his waist, Takashi stepped out of the dorm building and back onto the school grounds. Once he was out, he raised a hand to his chest and let out a tired sigh.

It felt strange, to not have Nyanko-sensei with him. It had been a relief, in all honesty, that his roommates had not been in. It had been even more comforting that there seemed to be no signs of youkai in his room. At least for now.

Taking a deep breath, he straightened and began to walk, not really sure where he intended to go, or what he wanted to do. He was here now, without Nyanko-sensei or Natori to help him if anything went wrong. He would have to get used to living with this fear again.

As he walked, he looked around him, trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible. He had met some nice people earlier, but the thought that some of these 'people' he saw walking around might in fact be youkai was now starting to sink in. It was highly unnerving, along with the helplessness he felt.

Distracted as he was, Takashi didn't notice until the last minute that he had nearly walked into someone. Stopping in time to avoid bumping into the other, he looked up and hurriedly apologised.

"Ah! Sorry!"