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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Dec 2, 2018 6:15:52 GMT -4
 | ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ There had been a lot of moments that were dawning on the black haired student her mind. The problem was only that the blackouts seem to be happening more regularly. First, she thought it had to do with the shopping centre, the problem was that she could not avoid it. It also had happened in a class and she had gone to see the school nurse who tried a few things but as there was nothing she could discover, Nakahara-sensei had suggested to see a therapist, which was a very strange suggestion that Rowan had not taken the opportunity yet, she wasn't crazy, right?
She was walking back towards her apartment, which was not much more than a ten to fifteen-minute walk from where she was right now. She had just finished the little bit of grocery shopping that she needed, new coffee, food, she bought some new drinks and was now dragging the bag with the stuff back home. Perhaps she should go to the pet store to buy new kitten food already, it was not necessary yet but better now than too late. So she stopped walking and looked over her shoulder at the way she should go if she decided to do so. No, let's first bring this back home and put it away, she could go out after that, she had time today, a bright yet cold Saturday morning. The best thing was that most people were either doing something else or had work because there was barely anyone on the streets.
She continued to walk towards her building, you could see the high building already from where she stood and she went to find the keys in her pocket. Right, she was considering what she knew about the blackouts. Some sort of remedy while walking in this cold weather. Four times now. She wanted to ask Maxi what happened but she would not know where to find him now that he was expelled. Surely she should hang out with other people at this point. She took a deep breath and tried to think about something more positive. It felt impossible at this moment. She pulled her scarf with her free right hand, higher over her nose as she felt cold and put it quickly back in the pocket of her leather jacket as she had forgotten to bring gloves. Wonderful way of walking around. |
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Post by Nick Cross on Dec 2, 2018 20:27:52 GMT -4
Why do I keep going out?
It was a question Nick could not help but ask himself at this point. It seemed every time he ventured out of Nari’s home, whether disguised or not something would happen that would stop him right in his tracks and derail him from whatever it was that he came out to do.
In this case it was the sight of a very familiar dark-haired girl making her way down the street. Rowan Sakamoto. He would recognise her anywhere. She looked as beautiful and radiant as ever. He simply could not help stopping.
Would she remember their last encounter? During the Halloween celebrations he had rather lost control of himself and, well. He had certainly shown her his appreciation of her, put it that way. Or - the other her. Her split personality. He was still uncertain what the hell to make of her entire predicament, having never even heard of anything like it before in his life.
Then, as he was about to take a step after her, the image of Rin in her kimono cowering in front of him flashed into his mind with a sensation like being slapped. Barely after he had parted with Rowan he had encountered Rin again for the first time since that night and furiously attempted to make up for the fact he had stupidly let her go. And yet she had escaped him again…
He sighed. Two beautiful girls in his life, both with their own complications. He wanted to have them both, forever, and yet it was not easy.
At least one of the two was willing to be with him, and she was currently about to walk out of his sight if he did not catch up. He hurried after her as fast as he could. He was in disguise: he wore a blonde wig and glasses, but as he neared Rowan he glanced around to make sure no one else was present and then removed the wig.
“Hey, Rowan! Wait up!”
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Dec 6, 2018 10:01:25 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ She would have guessed that by now she would have no longer any difficulty with carrying heavy bags. She had done that a couple of week snow that she lived on her own and she trained, but this bag of groceries was anything but comfortable to carry nor easy. Perhaps it had to do with how much she hated the cold. She was a girl that liked cute clothing and sweaters could have something cute but not compared to nice dresses and skirts and all that, so it was rather disappointing to do so. With the thick jacket as well, she kept on walking towards the apartment building. As she could see it, she could already imagine being back inside where it was warm and where she could make hot coffee to warm herself up.
That daydream was a pleasant one because even with these trousers, high knee boots, jacket and sweater she was still shivering. Her quirk was based on heat, this was not very pleasant for her, normally back at home she did not really have to go outside when she needed groceries, she had maids for that, parties were going outside, into the car, out of the car into another house. How did she suddenly stay outside for so long?
She stopped walking and looked over her shoulder when she heard her name, not many people were called Rowan. She looked at the black haired boy and frowned, the glasses reminded her of... not again but now the other way around. She wanted to sigh but refrained from doing so. She did not know why she felt so happy to be called out and even the second voice in her head seemed to be okay and even flustered and she felt a slight blush creep up on her cheeks. She wanted to say his name but for an unknown reason (Lady) she did not. She beamed happiness at him, "Hi." She quickly shifted the bag from her right hand to her left. It was heavy but she would not mind waiting a little longer, it would be dirty to put it on the ground though. |
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Post by Nick Cross on Dec 13, 2018 17:36:58 GMT -4
Rowan turned around, much to Nick’s immense pile of relief, and even more to his relief she appeared to recognise him. And she smiled. He was not used to people smiling at him, especially so genuinely. Before he knew it he was smiling back. It came as a shock even to himself. For once in his life, he was smiling with actual, real happiness and not sadism or smug satisfaction. From the way his face strained, it felt as though it had no idea how to cope with this sudden change.
Even so, there were slithers of dark disappointment mixed in there, stemming from her apparent lack of a long or detailed response to his presence. “Just ‘hi’, is it?”
He had kind of thought - perhaps hoped, even - she would have a bit more to say to him, considering everything that had happened between them the last time they had met. And then some.
Well, to hell with it. He liked her and he would show her that fact, damn it. To that end he leaned forward and attempted to plant a brief, light kiss on her lips. “I, uh, I missed you, you know? You look really nice today.”
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Dec 14, 2018 10:45:20 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ She was really happy to see him but for some reason lost for words. What would she say to him? There was something nagging on her but she could not put a finger on it.
Oh, it's really cute, that smile. Okay, but this lovey-dovey thing is being ridiculous.
What was ridiculous, to be honest, and to be fair it was cute how he smiled at her, she had no memory of remembering that before. Which was something possible, with her memory being all mixed up and with the blackouts, she did not understand what Lady assumed.
No, why did she look so bad, right now? Nick shouldn't see her if she was dressed like a walking snowm-. She felt her cheeks burn bright red as she felt the soft and quick peck on her lips. She did not mind that but it had taken her by surprise and with big golden eyes, she stared at Nick, trying to hide her smile, which was very difficult. "Really?" She could not help to say to both things like he missed her, she missed him too! She could not remember having a good conversation with him since last time when was the last time, wait she had remembered that she had seen him on the Halloween party. But what happened at the Halloween party? Why couldn't she remember? "I am so happy to see you."
She shifted the bag from her right hand to her left again. "Do you want to come over? I live in that building." It would make it easier with this bag and it would be less cold and she did not like how she looked but he said she looked nice today and she still blushed when she thought what he said before that.
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Post by Nick Cross on Dec 16, 2018 14:16:16 GMT -4
Nick delighted in how her cheeks grew increasingly red. It gave him a sense of control over her and her emotions he could not help but revel in.
It did not particularly matter to him how she was currently dressed. In fact, her chosen style of dress barely even registered in his mind. What mattered to him was that she was there and responding to his presence in ways he liked.
His smile wavered ever so slightly after she asked him if he wanted to come back with her to her home, however. “I suppose that depends. Uh, are your parents home?”
Surely she must have seen he was wanted by the authorities? Heard the whispers and rumours around Yuuei? Somehow he very much doubted her parents would take kindly to her bringing home a wanted criminal...
But I kind of want to see where she lives. No one’s ever actually invited me into their home before…
Being invited into someone’s home was a concept as strange to him as being invited to another planet. A part of him begged to know what such a thing was like. Was she wealthy or poor? What did she own? Would she have a big book collection since she claimed to love reading as much as he did?
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Dec 16, 2018 16:34:05 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ She brushed her hair behind her ear but was very aware of the red cheeks that she could not hide in any way, she just looked away a bit, not in a bad way, just shy. She liked him, that much was obvious. She switched the bag to her other hand again, soon she would drop it. So-, she invited him inside and that would make it easier with the bag and especially warmer, she would shiver too much if she thought or accepted the cold that was surrounding her. What else could she do about it, the layers of clothing did not really keep her warm on this bright yet freezing day. "Oh, I bet they are home, but they live outside Tokyo, I have this apartment all by myself with Zuzu, my cat." She said proudly because well it was something to be proud of right, to live on your own and have a cat. Zuzu was utterly adorable and she was glad he hated the cold just as much as she did so she did not have to be afraid that he would topple off of the balcony because at this point, he did not want to be there.
Very careful, he was, which was obvious. Not everyone was that oblivious as Rowan. Lady had worked hard now that she seemed to get control, it could be a struggle as during that class but it was fun to see how she was getting weaker. She might only notice the blackouts but Lady hid every information in the back of her mind, like a hidden agenda, a safety vault with information about Nick that would not do well if Rowan knew. She would run away instead of accepting everything she did now.
Rowan took a few steps towards the building, "Come on, it will be much better inside than out, it is so cold. Nick please?" She asked, not even knowing herself that she could be so pushy, why did she do that? It was only a bit of influence. |
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Post by Nick Cross on Dec 16, 2018 17:17:04 GMT -4
She rented a flat all by herself? Nick was left tilting his head in astonishment by this. Was this sort of thing normal in Japan? He would not have known either way. Perhaps she truly was wealthy if she was able to afford to rent her own flat as a student.
“Sounds like your parents let you have your own life,” he could not help but remark. “Must be nice.” The bitterness of his words was thick.
He snapped out of his sudden dark state at her mention of her pet cat. Nothing could have snapped him out of such a state faster.
A cat? She has a cat. I must pet this cat immediately.
Nick was of the opinion that most domestic animals were superior to people. Animals did not judge or make inane comments or have ridiculously high expectations. He wondered if Rowan felt the same. She seemed to be like him in a lot of ways, so he imagined so.
“Can I pet him?” he was asking before he knew it. “You have to let me pet him!”
Rowan was already making her way to her building, though, practically begging him to follow inside. She sounded so needy, but he did not mind - he rather liked that, in fact. Smirking, he followed after her. “Alright, lead the way.”
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Dec 19, 2018 14:25:27 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ "Ha if only," Rowan said when Nick mentioned that her parents let her live her own life. Did she tuck away the letter from her dad ranting about her getting a cat or was it still on the coffee table? Probably with the coffee stains on it as well as she had been so annoyed that she spilt coffee on it. He dared to never show his face but when she spent money on her credit card that her mother had given her, she gets a letter. A letter, she was his daughter, no text message, no call, nothing. He signed it as if it was a formal correspondence from his work. "But mostly." She decided to say, "I just have to show them I can stay here by myself." Without maids... she did not want a maid to come over and clean her house or fix her clothing and laundry. Now she wanted that the first few days and weeks, but being here now four months made it okay.
She looked a bit worried at Nick when she heard the sound of the bitterness of the must be nice. She wanted to ask but actually was a bit afraid of the answer, no not the answer, the way of the answer. Before she could ask, however, she went on to talk about Zuzu and it seemed Nick was very keen to meet Zuzu. "Of course you can." She giggled about the silly question. "He is a big boy now." She laughed, "for a three-month-old kitten. He believes he is very brave for fighting my plant." She grinned at Nick and had already taken steps to her building. She was on the second floor or well her apartment, so she pointed that out when she walked to the building. Which would be a relief to arrive there and drop the bag. She found the key in her pocket and quickly opened the door, letting Nick in first before she did so. Dropping the bag in the hallway and taking off her shoes so she could walk to the door of the small living room. On her left in the little hallway was a door to the bathroom, on the right were two doors, the first was the small bedroom and the second was to the kitchen and living room in one space. Zuzu was there. As soon as she opened that door, the black kitten tumbled into the hall. "Silly." She muttered. |
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Post by Nick Cross on Dec 20, 2018 12:09:27 GMT -4
Nick followed Rowan up to her flat with more hesitance than he would admit to. Having never been in such a situation before, he wondered if there were any unspoken protocols he was expected to follow. Did he take his shoes off when he entered? Did he wait for her to say so before he could sit down?
All these questions and more whirled through his mind as they finally reached the flat. Nick glanced around briefly; he supposed it seemed pleasant enough, and he was just wondering how wealthy she was when suddenly a cat.
Cat. Cat cat cat cat cat cat CAAAAAAT
He made a noise that was embarrassingly close to a pathetic fangirlish squee like a twelve-year-old at a K-pop concert, which he very much hoped Rowan did not hear. He could not help it, though; he loved cats just that much, especially those of the black variety. Black cats had it rough with various idiots calling them ‘cursed’ or ‘unlucky’, but to Nick they were beautiful perfect creatures that could do no wrong.
“I love him,” he blurted out before he could stop himself. “I must hug him. Can I hug him?”
That he was able to hold back enough to ask and not simply do it was nothing short of a miracle.
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Dec 22, 2018 17:46:03 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ Rowan hunched down to pick up Zuzu, as the little black cat tumbled into the hallway. He must have been waiting on her and she walked back to the beginning off the hall where she basically left Nick standing and he still stood there. "Nick, meet Zuzu." She had missed the noise that Nick made, only because at that same time she had called Zuzu a silly one and had been occupied by him. Zuzu nuzzled her, giving her little headrubs by trying to move up and bump against her chin, which was very difficult if you were a small cat and held around her chest, so he tried to climb up. He liked it when she was home when Rowan was home. Not that Rowan knew but he hated Lady.
She stared up from Zuzu as she giggled because of the attention because Nick made a sort love confession about her cat. "Do you have a cat?" She held out Zuzu to be held by Nick but he hissed and tried to claw back to her, even hurting Rowan in the process. "Autsj, Zuzu!" She said surprised, almost dropping the cat out of instant reaction. What was wrong with him? He only met Chise before and nothing happened. There was a scratch on her hand now that slowly started to bleed and she was unsure to try again. "I think he is just ehm... shy?" She said but felt really bumped out that Zuzu had been so mean to Nick. He nuzzled her now again but she wanted Nick to be able to hold him and pet him but at the moment she wanted to put him back on the ground. However, she refrained from doing so for a few more minutes. Maybe it was that she drove Zuzu in a corner, maybe he would go to Nick if she put him on the ground and when she did, Zuzu ran quickly back into the living room. Rowan felt only worse. |
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Post by Nick Cross on Dec 23, 2018 20:46:18 GMT -4
Nick’s mind blared the word cat over and over with little signs of stopping any time soon. Oh how he wanted to cuddle the cat and stroke his fur and squeeze his paws and he reached out towards him and -
The cat hissed at him as though he were the world’s largest, angriest dog and fought with all its might to escape from Rowan.
Nick’s face fell harder than a bowling ball dropped from an aeroplane. He had spent most of his time at Yuuei being ignored by the majority of his classmates, which he had grown not to care about (since most of them were annoying and he had ignored them too), but somehow being rejected by an animal stung. A lot.
He lowered his hand. While he tried to suppress it, the look on his face screamed ‘dejected’ in every possible way. He let out a long, bitter and tired sound that was halfway between a sigh and a groan. “It’s okay. Most people don’t like me. I’m used to it, you know?”
Sometimes I think I should just lock myself in a fucking room and never come out again. It’d be easier for me to just fucking waste away, never again having to deal with how much of a fuck up I am when it comes to people or - or anything.
He glanced up at Rowan’s face, still looking miserable. She likes me, though. I don’t really know why. Even I don’t like me.
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Jan 3, 2019 5:15:35 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ She had a cut on her wrist, it was not bad though, it was small and it only turned red but no blood came out or something. She held her right wrist with her left hand and followed Zuzu with her eyes. Why? Why did it hiss at Nick, why did he scratch her and why was he nice to Chise? She decided not to ask these questions out loud but turned her golden eyes quickly back at Nick and bit her lip. It was clear that he was sad because of it. "I like you." It came out quicker than she could have thought about it and she turned bright red. He had said most people, it was no invitation to simply spill her own thoughts and feelings, silly Rowan! She kicked herself mentally.
Also... did she just compare herself with a cat or with some people at her school. Who didn't like Nick, why- but her mind got cut off in some way that she did not notice or mention. Lady was protecting them or well mostly herself, if she would get into the part of the buried memories it would fail the Burning one to be able to get a grip. They needed to be careful.
She couldn't become redder when Nick looked at her, she had no idea that she was still pouting and what she should do, so in the hall of her own apartment. "Do you-do you still want to come in? I bet Zuzu will change his mind. You are the first person ever to visit." It might be that after all Chise was already with them before. |
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Post by Nick Cross on Jan 17, 2019 18:19:35 GMT -4
Nick, in his dark, shadowy haze of self-loathing almost missed the next words Rowan spoke:
I like you.
“I have no idea why,” he said before he could even think to stop himself.
He immediately wanted to slap himself a thousand times over. Mother would certainly have knocked seven shades out of him for displaying such weakness so openly.
Why was he acting such a way? Rowan messed with his head just like Rin did. Indignant, angry voices in his head denied Rowan’s honesty and loudly made their doubts known:
She pities me. She looks down on me, doesn’t she, how dare she –
He stopped that train of thought with a long, weary sigh. Somehow he was too tired to continue it. He wanted to believe she was being honest, that she really did like him.
Even if she’s not, it’d be nice to pretend for just a little bit...
“But I like you too,” he finally said. “Both of you.” How she would react to his last words he did not know. Perhaps her other personality would activate now to protect itself from the rest of her.
“And I would like to come inside,” he continued. “If that’s alright with you.”
Suddenly rather hope the cat isn’t there, though.
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Post by Rowan Sakamoto on Jan 18, 2019 16:04:53 GMT -4
| ◀ | The heart is a heavy burden ❤ Her lip trembled as she had no idea what to say now that Nick basically questioned her. But why not, they liked the same things, she liked seeing him, he was interested in books like her and he gave her a book or well a suggestion to a book that she liked really well and it was funny to tell him about the dragons that she thought of when she was young. She did not know what to say and looked at her socks, she should just go on then. Show how she was raised, not to depend on others, she was no longer dependent on her parents as she was able to work out groceries, able to cook and clean her own apartment, albeit not so little and well she hated it but it was a work.
She looked up again from her own track of thoughts, still stuck on making a decision and she frowned when he said the both of you. Who was the... she felt the lines in her view getting blurry and she tilted her head, she had wanted to say something but words were not able to be made when she felt as if she was fainting, as if she was falling asleep.
The moment Rowan opened her eyes, it was not just Rowan, The Burning lady, already stopping Rowan with strange difficult questions that would bring her to a knowledge that she could not come to, she was aware, she was ready and thus able to catch this. "There there, we can't have little Rowan know all of it, don't you agree?" She smiled at Nick, actually happy to see him too. She opened the door, having registered his question while Rowan did not, "Come in." She would take the groceries and put them on the kitchen counter. "Do you want anything to drink?" Zuzu hished again, this time at her and ran to hide somewhere else. The Burning Lady simply shrugged and did not pay attention to the cat but more looking at Nick. |
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