| Beneath the Mask; Kiku/Momo | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 6 2017, 11:05 PM (607 Views) | |
| Reach | May 9 2017, 07:09 PM Post #21 |
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Because you told me to, what was Kiku almost said. It was the truth - Momo's request to watch Ryuunosuke had indirectly lead to Kiku revisiting the ruins. Without that, Kiku couldn't see herself ever having visited again. But Kiku couldn't tell Momo that. That would only make her feel awful, and what good would that do? Sparing her feelings was the polite route. Instead, Kiku didn't say a word, unable to give an answer. She just looked back up and met Momo's eyes, her face almost looking ashamed. |
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| Supnitle | May 10 2017, 11:17 AM Post #22 |
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Kiku said nothing. A flicker of frustration flashed across Momo's face, but she withheld sharp words, taking a deep breath. Pushing Kiku hard wouldn't accomplish anything; the girl was clearly uncomfortable already. Momo leaned forward, taking one of Kiku's hands and holding it in both of her's. "Aoki-chan, I just want to know. I... I don't understand why anyone would go back there. I'm happy that you and Ryuunosuke go together, and that you keep each other safe, and - ..." She realized. She realized why Kiku wasn't saying anything. "Oh no," Momo whispered. "Because... of me?" |
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| Reach | May 10 2017, 06:40 PM Post #23 |
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"N-No!" Kiku sputtered out. "Why would that... I-I... it's not...." Whatever Kiku had intended on saying to reassure Momo had clearly fallen through as she trailed off, unable to come up with a better excuse. Kiku pulled her hand away from Momo, frowning. "I just wanted to do what you asked. I'm sorry." After a moment, she added. "B-But, I mean, isn't it okay? After all, no one's... n-no one's been hurt." |
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| Supnitle | May 13 2017, 11:46 PM Post #24 |
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A horrified look dawned on Momo's face when Kiku admitted her reasons. Momo pulled away, pulling her hands back, staring at Kiku with wide eyes. Her expression crumpled almost immediately, revealed only for a split second before Momo brought a hand up to cover her moist eyes, taking a deep, shuddering breath. "Oh, no, no, no, no..." Momo reached over and grabbed another tissue, sniffling and wiping her tears, trying desperately to regain her composure. "A-Aoki-chan, I... I'm so sorry, I didn't - I didn't know. I..." Her hands were trembling violently, shoulders shaking and breath quick. How could this have happened? All she had wanted was for Kiku to be Ryuunosuke's friend, not get wrapped up in... all this. They hadn't been hurt, sure, but what if they had?! What if someone had been hurt real bad, or lost a limb, or worse - Momo didn't even want to consider the worst option. She moved forward, as if to give Kiku a hug, but stopped herself. She wrapped her arms over her chest, holding herself tightly. Her eyes were red and her cheeks wet, but the crying had stopped for now. "Please, Aoki-chan, you... you don't have to go. You, or Ryuunosuke. Please, let's just stop this. There's no reason for you two to put yourselves in danger. You're..." She swallowed harshly, feeling the thick lump in her throat. "You're kids." |
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| Reach | May 15 2017, 09:03 PM Post #25 |
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"We're... but...." Kiku faltered, trying to think of something to say. Was she trying to argue? With an adult, no less? Kiku shook her head and stopped herself. Arguing was bad. And why should she argue? Momo was right - there was no point in going there if Ryuunsouke stopped too, it's not like Kiku would have to go just to keep an eye on him per Momo's request. It all made sense, so... why did part of Kiku still not agree? Looking down at the floor, she nodded a little bit. "You're right. We shouldn't... i-it's too dangerous." |
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| Supnitle | May 29 2017, 02:36 PM Post #26 |
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Momo nodded, feeling a small sense of lightness creeping into her heavy-feeling frame when Kiku just agreed. "Thank you," she said, just unable to bring herself to smile, "you're making the right choice. Just... just don't go back there. I'll talk to Ryuunosuke, okay? So don't worry about that. Just stay safe." She stopped for a moment and took a deep breath, trying to compose herself. "I don't know why you'd go in the first place," she mused. "What were those people on that forum saying? And... Oh, Aoki-chan, you need to change your name on that forum." Momo gave Kiku a serious look. "It seemed like things are dangerous for people with powers. It's not smart to just leave your real name out there." |
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| Reach | Jun 3 2017, 10:12 PM Post #27 |
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She looked back up at Momo. Now that Kiku thought about it, nobody else on that forum used their real name. It was just the first thing that popped into Kiku's head when she saw she needed something on the site - isn't using your name just the natural way of doing things? But what Momo said made sense, and suddenly Kiku felt a little scared. "Oh, right. That's... that's a good idea." A pause. "W-Wait, Makoto-sama." Another pause, as if she was trying to gather a bit of courage to say it. "You don't have t- I mean... l-let me tell Senpai about this, p-please. I... I think he would rather hear it from me." |
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| Supnitle | Jun 8 2017, 05:41 PM Post #28 |
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Momo blinked, surprised. "You... want to tell him?" She immediately felt a tear in the cloud of feelings floating in her chest. Honestly, she didn't want to have this talk with Ryuunosuke, too, but she knew she had to - this wasn't something she could just put off forever. Still, it wasn't as though there would be any harm in letting Kiku go first. After a bit of thought, Momo nodded in agreement. "Well, alright. That's fine." She looked into Kiku's eyes, as if trying to gauge her motivation. "I'm still going to need to talk to him eventually, but if you insist. Just... let me know how it goes." |
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| Reach | Jun 8 2017, 09:58 PM Post #29 |
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Kiku could tell Momo was trying to study her. She looked away, suddenly feeling uncomfortable and trying not to meet her eyes. What was she even supposed to tell Ryuunosuke? How do you just come out and say "your sister thinks we're dating, also I told her about our weird secret super powers whoops!"? Without looking back towards Momo, Kiku left her seat, mumbling as she made her way towards the door. "I-I'll just... I'm sure you're plenty busy, a-and...." Her hands stumbled over themselves as she hurriedly pulled her coat and purse off the doorknob she'd hung them from. The white bag fell to the floor, Kiku letting out a squeak as its contents spilled out. It was mostly normal teenage girl things - minus the obvious gray mask. |
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| Supnitle | Jun 8 2017, 10:15 PM Post #30 |
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Momo's eyes widened and she reached out with her arm, trying to stop Kiku before she left. "Wait, Aoki-chan, I - !" When Kiku's belongings spilled all over the floor, Momo practically jumped in her seat, letting out a similar sound to Kiku. The conversation they'd just had and the whole situation in general had her feeling jumpy. She knelt down to help Kiku pick up her things - before the mask jumped out at her, starkly contrasted against the rest of Kiku's seemingly average belongings. Without thinking, Momo reached down and grabbed the mask, holding it in her hand. "When we awaken our power, a 'mask' appears. By wearin' it, we can summon a being born from our minds. It's different for everyone, it takes a different shape... it represents somethin' about the person who summons it." Momo looked over the thin, bird-like mask, thumbing over its smooth surface with shaking fingers. This... was Kiku's mask. She shook her head, snapping out of her haze, and passed the mask back to Kiku. "H-here," she said quietly. "You can go if you want. Just... stay safe." |
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