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Kuro was already standing behind Aki as she fell, though nobody remembered seeing him walk over there. He reached out and caught her gently, not letting her fall far. He looked into her closed eyes and called to her gently.
"Aki... Aki, can you stand up?"
Her eyes fluttered a moment, and she regained consciousness, finding herself looking directly into Kuro's eyes. Kuro felt his heart beat a little faster holding her in his arms like this. He almost wished she'd faint again.
"Mm."
"Good, we've got someone new to meet."
They lingered for just a moment, then Aki blushed and turned around quickly. She accidentally swung her tessen as she did and made solid contact with the side of Kuro's head with a loud 'THWANG'.
"Oh! Sorry!"
That's weird. Kuro would normally easily dodge something like that. His chi system may not constantly monitor those around him on a combat level, but he should see something dumb like that. Unless... he's already linked up.
Kin glanced over at the strange figure and back at Kuro, who smiled and gave a slight nod. Kuro stood tall, not impressive in stature by any means, but exuding an obvious confidence and the electric air of a fighter's spirit. He looked over at their new 'friend'.
"Well now traveller. I'm quite glad you took our side in that little scuffle. I mean, look how bad your opponent wound up. Not meaning anything by it, but one would think that you had a sort of bloodlust. So, are you quite sure you're done attacking altogether?"
As Kuro spoke, he moved between Onigami and his friends. His posture shifted. His weight adjusted. After a moment, Kin nodded to himself as he noticed that Kuro and Onigami now stood perfectly symmetrical, in the exact same position.
Last edited by Yukimura; 06-04-2007 at 12:47 PM..
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