18th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Action/Voice [Backdated to the 15th]

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[To be honest, Ikki hasn't slept at all. He has stayed awake in his room, glaring at the clock as it slowly ticked away the minutes until midnight hit and with it came the official start of the new day. Another August 15th, another birthday he never expected to "enjoy", the third spent in this place which only reminds him that he's on his way to his third year in Luceti as a whole. He spends the night sulking to himself before leaving early in a poor, and probably useless, attempt to avoid Smoker and the rum cake he knows that is going to show up sooner or later for as long as possible.

He never wants to celebrate his birthday, this year isn't an exception. Selphie isn't here anymore, which is good because it means there's one less person who will know that it's his birthday, but deep inside it just bothers him that she's not here. Hyoga isn't here either, still kidnapped... Assuming that they didn't send him away while they had him, but the Cygnus cloth is still in his room after he recovered it from where Hyoga had camped so he will keep some hope and assume that he's still there somewhere.

At least he has Kotomi, except that even after confessing to her, he still doubts he deserves her or that he can do any good to her. Actually he doesn't have doubts about that, he knows he doesn't deserve her and that he can't do any good to her, but he also knows that she's in his heart too deeply for him to be able to take her out of there and not bleed completely. He may be the immortal bird, but his heart holds enough wounds as it is, he doesn't really want to kill his heart completely even if reason sometimes tells him that it would be the best option. At any rate, House #26 will have Ikki knocking at the door early in the morning, not too early for it to be a crazy time to show up but still early enough so that no one, specially Kotomi, won't have plans already.

Because of that Ikki will spend most of the day with his precious treasure, hanging around, having lunch at the Seventh Heaven... Though knowing them, they will probably end sitting somewhere with her reading to him. And by sitting somewhere it means him sitting and making her sit on his lap so he can lean his head against her shoulder and read as she does while holding her waist in a loose hug, discretion be damned... It's advised to not stare though, as the phoenix doesn't deal well with that.

Later, once Kotomi is delivered safely back to her house, just in time for dinner, Ikki will crash at the Good Spirits for a few rounds against his liver. Just so it doesn't forget the habit, you know. A few hours later, a drunk Ikki will be fumbling with his journal. Maybe next year he will remember to lock it away before he gets drunk but for now... Have a drunk message before you go to sleep Luceti, please don't mind the slur in his words.]

I bet you were thinking about how great she is and how I don't deserve her or some shit like that. Well!! I know that already. I know that I don't deserve someone as sweet and innocent as Kotomi, I know I don't deserve to be alive. But you know what? I'm screwed up, because no matter what you throw at me I just won't die, I will keep fucking returning from hell as if it was any Tuesday. And I love her. And she loves me! I don't know why or how she can do that, but she loves me. So until she stops loving me or I can finally die... What was I saying? Hey, where did the whisky go? Tch, it keeps vanishing, stupid glass. Stupid drink.

Anyway! [Pause as he tries to remember what he was saying. No really, it has left his mind.] I don't care how bad I am, or how little I deserve to live or to be with Kotomi. It just happens, I always deal with all the shit life has in for me, I take it even if I don't want it, so I'll take this too, because I want it. I love Kotomi and until she gets tired of me, you lot better stop looking at her like that, because she's my girlfriend. And you!! Shitty Malnosso, I bet you had a blast taking my sister and my friend, well, have all the fun you want, but if you touch one hair of Kotomi's precious head there won't be enough magic, divine power or whatever to save you from the hell I'll send you all to.

[ooc: You can crash into Ikki and Kotomi while they are together, just leave a note in the subject so we can both tag back.]

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[allseeingdeath]

[ When she heard the message...she didn't really know what to say. She could tell he was drunk whenever he said all of this...but you know what they say. Alcohol is a window to the soul, or something like that.

Either way, hearing that someone cared that much about Kotomi...it made her happy. ]

That's very sweet of you.

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I'm not trying to be sweet.

[Forgive the slur, he trips with the words as he says them, almost in an annoyed tone but too drunk to pull it off. There's still enough tsundere in him for this.]

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[allseeingdeath]

It still is. She deserves someone who will protect her, after all.

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She deserves more than that. Someone who will love her, who will protect her, who will make her happy and be always with her no matter where and when. Someone whose worst sin would be... Showering just once a week, I suppose.

[Drunk mumbling all along. And moping. He doesn't deserve her, though he showers every day.]

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[allseeingdeath]

[ Huh. ]

That would be a weird sin. [ Who doesn't shower everyday? ]...I don't think she'd really think about all that though. She wouldn't care what your worst sin is.

She's friends with me, after all. [ A natural born killer. ]

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[cuethemasong]

[He was about to go to sleep, but then he had heard this... Makes him wonder if he'll have a bad hangover tomorrow. But at least, he's happy with Kotomi... That's the most important thing.]

Um... Hey. You should try drinking some water or something or it's really gonna hurt later on.

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Water doesn't work.

[Mumbled reply as he sulks. Water wouldn't serve to get him drunk, unfortunately.]

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Eating lots of food wouldn't hurt also.

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Eating doesn't work either.

[It would slow down the process. What do you think he's trying to do here?]

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[justicereigns]

[Why can't you just accept his love in the form of an awesome rum cake, huh?]

[You can't escape it forever Ikki. It will be there. Waiting. Tempting you. Looking delicious. Just look at this thing. Clearly it says "Eat me" more than anything Alice steals from Wonderland to put in her mouth. Yup.]

[At least Ikki won't be drunk alone, because Smoker seems to be a little incapable of making rum cake without downing a couple of bottles in the process. Oops.]

Aha, I knew you'd be at the bar. Well, joke's on you, because I got a headstart.

You tell 'em Ikki. We'll kick those Malnosso black and blue and red all over, even if they already are!

[Okay grabbing a seat with you bro.] Why do they call them Malnosso anyway? [Have a rum cake. It has candles. They aren't lit though. Not yet.]

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Sure, the joke's on me. I spent the day with my girlfriend while you spent it getting drunk ahead of me. Easy to see who had the best deal.

[He doesn't want cake. And he glares at those candles, get those out of his sight, really.]

They can be called whatever they want. I'll still kill them all if they touch her.

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[justicereigns]

I'll help you with that.

[No. Cake is awesome man, you don't even know.]

And I'm not drunk. I'm fine. Less drunk than you.

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[Lies. Cake sucks, here, have Ikki pushing the cake away. Shoo, shoo...]

Sure you are. I'm also more drunk with love than you are. And I still spent the day with my girl while you were all alone.

[It's so easy to see when he's drunk, even ignoring the slur and everything else, Ikki would never say those things about his feelings if he was sober.]

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[ And at least the one opening the door is Kotomi, at first a little blankly and curiously.. but once she sees who it is at the door she instead starts smiling - of course she would when it's Ikki of all people. ]

... Ikki-kun, good morning.

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[He smiles when it's Kotomi the one opening... Not that it's very noticeable though, but she should be able to notice it and that's enough for him.]

Good morning, Kotomi-chan. I've come to pick you up, I thought we could spend the day together.

[And only when he's here and in front of her, he starts thinking that she may have plans after all or something.]

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[ As if she would pick anything else over being with him, so.. really, all that happens is that her smile becomes a little brighter. ]

Can we, can we? [ if it wasn't for her blank tone she'd sound like an excited kid.. ] I'd love to spend the day with Ikki-kun..

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[He nods, apparently unaltered by her answer though inwardly he's washed over with relief. And despite her blank tone she sounds like an excited kid to him, mind you.]

Yeah, today I'm all yours.

[He's hers every day but he's not going to say that.]

Have you had breakfast yet?

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[chibifirebird]

[Midway through the day there's a baby fiery blue phoenix flapping about, desperately trying to fly, and failing miserably. Which is how he nearly crashes into both Ikki and Kotomi-chan.]

Oh no... not again...

I'm sorry...

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[Make that "nearly" "basically" and it will be more precise, though it's only Ikki the one being crashed into. Of course the instant reaction is to glare at what bothered him.]

Can't you see where you-...

[Wait a second. Ikki stops mid-sentence to stare at the baby fiery blue phoenix. Baby phoenix.]

Please, tell me that Marco got lucky and you're his kid.

[As if.]

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[ Kotomi actually doesn't seem too surprised, she just glances from the phoenix thing to Ikki and then back and forth a few times.. ]

... Ikki-kun, is that a friend of yours..?

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[chibifirebird]

Ah... you know me?

Sorry. I am Marco, yoi. No kids. [Flap, flap.]

Date crash like a pro, he works here

[rashness]

[So you are reading and snuggling in this diner here. That's cool. He works here. He's not a waiter, he's a chef, so he's usually behind in the kitchen, but he's on a break and he saw them there sitting and snuggling the last time he popped his head out too.

So.

He's going to walk over and-] Ossu!

really? I hadn't thought of that what a surprise :D

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[It should be fine if they read and snuggle and do whatever they want as long as they order food sooner or later, right? Ikki sends a glare at Rin but it only lasts two seconds, the time it takes to realize that it's Rin, basically.]

Hn... Taking a break from work?

[Good to see you, Rin.]

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[ Blink blink.. it always takes Kotomi a few moments more to realise something, so once she hears Ikki speak she seems to realise it. ]

Ah.. Rin-kun, good day.

[rashness]

Uh, Ossu. [nod, and he's going to... no it would be weird to sit with them, right? he flicks his tail and just stands here a bit off. blushing a little] Gotta break now, yeah.