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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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[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...]

Edited 2014-05-03 04:02 (UTC)

[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.]

[He recoils, shocked. That was a reaction he didn't expect. Though it's not terribly surprising. Either Kai's fear, or his Darkness, disapprove of the Ring itself. Poor thing... he looks stunned as hell. For once, he doesn't argue, just getting up and heading for the door.]

Yes, yes...

[The kid can compose himself and figure this shit out on his own. No sense in him hanging around while he's like this.]

[What, no teasing? No smart ass comments? That alone would shock Kai if he were in the mood for it. As it is, he scrambles to his feet as soon as Bakura's out the door, locking it.]

That was so stupid.

[And painful. Kai winces, leaning against the door as his hand goes up to his chest, fingers pressing against it. It feels cold again, the same sharp coldness he'd felt when those claws had been-

Letting out a shuddering breath, he pushes away from the door and stumbles into the bedroom. He's going to need at least two potions for this one.]

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