[ TRIBUTES TO THE SEXY GOD ]

[trollingismagic.insanejournal.com]

[ They say where there is smoke, there is fire, and happily, despite the spat of unusual occurrences lately, this has not stopped being true; there is a large column of smoke rising from somewhere off in the trees, and should you pursue it, you will find a large clearing with a roaring fire. A makeshift altar has been built in front of it, and even the nearby animals seem drawn to the flame.

The altar is sacrificing a large wooden heart, crudely carved from wood, and slowly burning. The smoke is also thicker than it ought to be, and if you breathe it in, you may begin to feel a little lightheaded.

As you examine the altar, or even as you head back to the mansion, your thoughts may involuntarily begin to change. Anxiety and homesickness melt away, leaving you desiring company. What this means may be different for the individual, but it is more or less a unified sensation of craving a companion for the evening. Whether you just want to have someone there, or hold them, or perhaps more than that...

Any way you cut it, the sexy god should be appeased. ]

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[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

[Her body is freezing to the touch, which shouldn't be surprising if he knows anything at all about her.]

Slay it we did... That's the last I remember before I woke up out by the shoreline. It was a difficult trick, but we did pull it off rather beautifully. She was hurt so badly though... But if you're from further even than I was... I'm glad to know she found some way to survive. It'll ease my guilt a it, I suppose.

Though it's not so much the battle as the beast itself. It's as though this old wound isn't allowed to heal.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

[He is REALLY trying to keep his facade of "gives no cares" about the freezing thing...but he still shivers a bit, because seriously]

With it resolved and gone, I imagine it'll be gone for good.

Anyways, try to not let it bother you, at least not for now.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

[She'd do something about it if she could but she's just not capable of giving off heat.]

That doesn't mean it will heal quickly. It's been fifty years and she'd only barely begun to recover.

It's hard not to let it bother me. Both of us have been weighed down by it for so long.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

[Pauses]

Wait, how old is Rukia again?

[And there's the Kurosaki rearing it's head]

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

It's difficult to say exactly... As it was, I was only aware of time when it was brought up to me. I only know it's been fifty years since then because it's something she actively remembers.

Beside that, I'm not sure how long she was around before I became sentient and then we became aware of each other.

So I cannot really give any sort of accurate measurement of her age.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

[He sighs and grumbles a bit]

How do ghosts even age, I never got that.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

Time still passes, whether we are alive or not.

The physical aspect of it is a mystery to me. I do not age in such a manner, so I do not understand it.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

Mmm...In any case I guess it doesn't matter.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

It doesn't, really, given how strangely the physical end of it seems to work. Visually, it's hard to tell how old some are. At least that's what I've been told. I haven't actually met many other than my own kind face to face.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

...Let's diverge from this topic then.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

Mm... I suppose I owe you a thank you. For looking after Rukia when I couldn't. Protecting her when I couldn't.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

You don't need to thank me.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

Allow me to at least thank you. She and I would be dad were it not for you. At least, I assume it all went the same as it had with Kurosaki Ichigo.

I could go far more overboard than just saying it.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

If you insist...

Overboard?

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

I am a Kuchiki, by technicality.

And given that you saved both my and my master's lives, I owe you a debt, which I'm obligated as a Kuchiki to repay.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

If only Rukia was that nice.
But I don't need you to repay anything...of course even if I say that you'll think so anyways.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

She is a nice girl. She's just... She has seen a lot of things someone like her shouldn't have to see. It's why I worry so much.

You have done a lot for her, and I do owe you a debt for that. She is my highest priority.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

...In that case I'll have to think of something.

[he brings his hand up to rest a finger over his temple, really close to his eye, and tapping, thinking about it]

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

Give it some thought... I'm not going anywhere.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

Then keep with that. I'm not sure how comfortable I will be here on my first day. Keep me company.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

That I can do... If anything, I'm decent company. That's part of my purpose.

[She's doing her best to keep the cold around her to a minimum, since she's aware at least that for most people it isn't exactly pleasant. But the general warmth of the area bothers her and she has a hard time with it.]

It's rather nice talking to someone new.

[She loves Rukia and all, but meeting new people is rather fun for her.]

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

[He appreciates her efforts, it's a good thing this fire is actually here or he might be a bit jittery as he's slightly skinnier than Ichigo]

Mm...I'm usually not so chatty...but I'm okay with this.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

[She had some practice, since Zangetsu wasn't particularly fond of the cold, but it's not something she does particularly often, especially once she got back to Rukia.]

You're very pleasant, even if you seem a bit gloomy at first.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

So I have been told.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

Though I suppose really you're no more gloomy than others I've known. Senbonzakura wasn't always so friendly... And Zabimaru's always been a bit stiff...

But it really is nice to spend time with someone new. Someone who isn't of my own kind.