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[CAMPUS/IC] II

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11/02/14 - An Unexpected Guest
21/02/14 - Finally, No More Pantomime!
21/02/14 - Trial of the Heart: The Truth About Bakura?!
24/02/14 - Just Die Already! Sibyll Versus the Ring
17/03/14 - Tiny Trials With Bakura
21/03/14 - The Soul Alternative! Inside Harriet's Mind
23/03/14 - Bonds Between Men! A Reluctant Tolerance

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Yep~

[He's hurting over Karasu and any distraction from that is a good one...even ones that'll come back and bite him in the ass later. Frowning in thought, Kai considers the question, absently ticking something off on his fingers.]

To get to the point where I was able to hold off Ha Des? About a week.

[What he's not saying is that he'd never made a barrier that size before that day. It'd been more instinct that intent, trying to keep from getting flattened.] But then this spell is pretty close to magic I'm familiar with, so it helps.

[Kai decides to temporarily keep his snark to himself while Bakura works, simply playing with the popcorn in his hand while he watches. He can feel the magic himself, and it's almost tempting to try and mess with it, but he ignores it, waiting for...

And there it is. The expression on Bakura's face when Barrier activates is worth a snicker or ten...or maybe outright cackling. He's disappointed when it disappears before he gets a chance to throw the popcorn at him. Maybe next time!]

Problem?

[Just going to be eating the popcorn he's holding now.]

Hardly!

[Yes. Yes, there's a problem. But there's no way in hell he's lowering his pride to admit it. Not to Kai. Not to anyone. It's harder to bring it back after that, his mind unfocused and struggling to fix on the task, but he persists.

And finally, it reappears. He mentally curses at the energy drain, knowing he won't be able to hold it for more than a few seconds without practice. His host's energy reserves are too low and his concentration isn't good enough.]

[Oh, this is beautiful. He should have warned him, really. Not to be nice, but because knowing might help later on if (when) there's ever a fight and Bakura needs to use it.

He'll tell him eventually.

Maybe.]

When you can hold it steady for longer periods, I'll show you how to shape it. That's going to be fun, you won't believe the headache you'll get when it shatters.

[Well, he can at least warn him about that. Those headaches suck....and once the barrier's back up, Kai'll take the opportunity to flick some popcorn at the Creeper's head. Whether it goes through the barrier and hits him or just bounces off, causing an annoying echo of the impact, it'll be fun either way.]

[And this? This is Bakura with popcorn in his hair.]

...oi.

[Lifting a hand, he tugs it out of his hair and pops it into his mouth, chewing on it grouchily as he focuses on trying to keep the shield up. It keeps stopping, a side-effect of his lapsing concentration.]

Can you at least use something less sticky?

[Bingo. Kai snickers, setting the book he's reading aside to pull the popcorn bowl into his lap.]

What, you're not hungry?

[Though he's eating what he threw at him, so obviously...

Oh no. No Bakura, you did not just ask him that while he's in this mood and trying to teach you magic. Kai smirks, and holds up both hands. A small ice sphere materializes in one, while a ball of flame crackles to life in the other.]

Would either of these work?

[He's not really going to toss one of those at him, right?]

. . .

You know... If you throw those flames at me, Ryou is going to hate you forever.

[The comment is irritated, if casual. But since he didn't say anything about the ice, it can be considered permission. He supposes it's good for practice... to be put in a semi-dangerous situation to force him to take it seriously.]

...The popcorn's fine.

[At least he can eat that.]

Yeah, I kind of like Ryou not hating me...still can't believe he didn't completely flip out at me over the- but anyway.

[Let's not think about that, it just leads to him thinking about Karasu, and wasn't the whole point of this to not think about her? The flame disappears and Kai grabs another handful of popcorn, eying the ice sphere. Hm.]

If I try throwing this now I might crack your head open. So popcorn it is, then!

[Here, have a handful!

...Which is immediately followed by the ice sphere, but at least Kai shrunk it to the size of a marble before he threw it.]

-!

[The shield deflects the popcorn well enough, but the miniature ice sphere has the unfortunate timing of following up just as Bakura has lapsed the shield, thinking the mild onslaught was over.]

Ow-!

[You little shit, he's just going to grab that marble of ice and throw it right back at you!]

[Kai's so busy cracking up laughing that he nearly misses the marble being thrown back. A barrier of his own pops up just in time to deflect it, leaving it to bounce off and roll away toward the kitchen.]

Hey!

[Well, at least Bakura blocked the popcorn.]

Good job! Want a cookie or a gold star? I can put the sticker on your shirt.

[He's just going to sit here grinning, because success.]

[Oh you jerk, blocking it like that! Well, at least he managed to block something. That's progress. The question is, can he do it again?]

Kh... Gold star? What the hell do you think I am, a five year old?!

[And he isn't even commenting on the fact that he threw it back like a petulant child. Three thousand years old... and yet he still acts like a brattish kid sometimes. He even looks like the age of his body right now, arms folded over his chest and stubbornly glowering.]

[Hey, it was instinct! Sue him.]

Pretty much. I'll make you a chart and for every time you manage the barrier, you get another star! You'll feel so accomplished at the end of your lessons.

[He shouldn't be saying that, but come on. Glancing down, Kai moves the popcorn off to the side because he knows he'll forget it at some point and spill it everywhere. Waste of good food.]

The way you look right now, actually...Well. Maybe you should be big brother after all, having a sulking fit.

I am not sulking!

[He totally is. He's positively grouchy in response to the ribbing. The relatives joke, however, makes him flounder and pout. What the hell, Kai, stop taking his jokes and turning them around on him!]

Don't even joke about that! We could pass for siblings as it is!

Are so.

[Awe, but it's so much fun to drive him up a wall.]

Who's joking? I adopted Ryou, might as well adopt you too. After all, it's not like family has to get along all the time.

[He might be serious Bakura, have fun with that.]

...o-oi. I can't tell if you're joking or just insane!

[Seriously, he's not the family type. Not even close.]

I don't have a single sibling instinct in me, unless you count the instinct to tease you relentlessly.

[These days, it might be a little of both.]

I'm serious! Welcome to the family, big brother!

[Snickering, Kai tosses another handful of popcorn at him, not giving a damn whether he blocks it or throws it back.]

Eh, I think I'm getting used to that.

[He's too confused to block it, and the popcorn tangles in his hair. Grabbing a bit of it, he tosses it at him.]

I don't think I'll ever understand you... you swing from hating me to tolerating me, and now you're adopting me.

What a weird kid you are!

[Well, he guesses it's better than the son thing. Though he'd just been getting used to that.]

That's a good look for you. [Smiiirk. Oh wait, popcorn in his collar. He'll just pick that out and eat it.

...Oh Light, Bakura cooties.]

Good to know I'm doing my job well!

[And if Kai had any inkling at all that that had been a thing, he'd be back to hating Bakura in an instant, just for getting all that information out of him.]

...

[Snicker.]

Even though that was in my hair, you're just eating it? What are you, a monkey?

[Wait, was Kai deliberately trying to throw him off as to his intentions?]

I'm trying to build up a resistance to your bullshit. Consuming bits of you might be the only way.

[He's so proud that he said that with a straight face. Even better is the fact that it's followed by him grabbing his spellbook again to seemingly go back to whatever he was looking at before.]

...!

[What- huh- what?! ...the sad part is that he's actually thinking Kai might be serious. He's given his darkness to people before...]

I don't think that'd work from just my host's body.

[Don't laugh, don't laugh, don't laugh. Kai half-glances up, eyeing him through the strands of hair that fell in his face. Ugh, he hates that. He raises an eyebrow at Bakura, not even sure if he can see it.]

You'd be surprised what tricks you can pick up when you screw around with things better left alone.

[Aaaand back to his 'reading'.]

[Seriously?! What the hell kind of wizard is this kid?!]

...you could just ask, y'know. I wouldn't do it for free, but I could give you a bit of a power boost. More than you'd get from whatever twisted magic you're using, I'm sure.

[Of course, he doesn't know the boy's tolerance for it, so there'd be a risk, but if he could handle the dark world's atmosphere...]

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[A damn good one, with all the effort he's put into things since he's been trapped here. Kai almost, almost looks up at that, but manages to not react much beyond a shrug. Okay, he's taking this too far, he can stop now.

Really, he can. He doesn't need any more trouble. Ever.]

Define 'not for free'.

[Yeah, okay, that's not stopping.]

I don't give anything away. Either you find something worth offering, you do something worthy of reward, or you owe me a favour for the future.

[It's a simple enough explanation. His power's ancient, and he's petty. Grasping the Ring, he holds it up.]

Here. Put your hand on this. I'll show you what I'm talking about.

[He'll lower the guards on it... so that Kai can feel the boundless darkness within it. The darkness that has been his home for so long. And in his world, darkness isn't just the absence of light... it's pure, dangerous, power. Worse yet, the Ring has been tainted by the hatred of its' original inhabitants. That darkness is the kind that seeps into you like a poison, corrupting you little by little. It's everything Kai's been warned about.]

Selling my soul to the devil, huh?

[It's said calmly, but his heart's about to pound through his chest. He needs to back out of this right the hell now. 'Ha ha, just kidding, can't believe you fell for that, the look on your face'. Simple.

Except not really. Part of him wants to at least know what it feels like; it's the same part that wanted to know how much the Heartless would listen to him if he called them. Kai tilts his head, watching Bakura silently before he sets the book aside. Scooting closer, his hand hovers over the Ring. So easy to just touch it. Well...not like there's much of a reason not to anymore. His fingers close around it, a jolt going through him as his Darkness reacts to what he's feeling. Oh. Oh, this is bad. This is like every nightmare he's ever had, every wound he's ever gotten in a fight, every terrible thing he's ever done rolled up into one great freezing clusterfuck.

Kai's eyes widen, and his Darkness shoves out at the Ring itself, knocking him back a bit. He sprawls out on the floor, letting out a pained laugh.]

Ha, no thanks, I don't think mine approves...

[By the fierce ache starting up in his chest, that's not the only thing not happy with this.]

Damn...lesson's done for today, get out.

[Seriously Bakura, get out before you see shit he'd rather you never did.]

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