6th Inversion [Vine - Text/Accidental Video]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[The Vine unfurls to show the following letter:



A minute or so after the letter is sent, the mirror opens to show Akiha's bedroom. The fireplace is roaring and Akiha is sitting on the floor before it. Her knees are pulled up and she has her face buried in her arms, black hair pulled back in a ponytail. If one looks closely, her shoulder's shake every now and then.

Clearly, she's oblivious to the mirror's activation, but the Vine and Akiha never did get along...]


[Sent privately to Gal]

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[ported]

See? You don't have to feel bad.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha sits up with the most bewildered expression and fully faces Kris.]

I don't understand you. I'm half-demon. Something like this could happen again.

...but I'm very grateful to have you right now.

[ported]

That never really bothered me to begin with.

[BIG SMILE.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

How could it not? I'm not even human. What would you have done if I had killed you?

[This is, of course, assuming Kris is aware that people come back from the dead there.]

[ported]

[Kris just nuzzles Akiha.]

What does being human have to do with it?

[She comes from a world with many races, it's okaaaaay.]

And you wouldn't have killed me.

[ritsu_kouyou]

I could-- [Wow, she just doesn't UNDERSTAND Kris.]

...ho-- How do you know I wouldn't have killed you?

[ported]

I know because you didn't kill me. Isn't that pretty simple?

[ritsu_kouyou]

...

[For some stupid reason, that made sense. If she had intended on killing Kris, she would be dead and not there... there... being Kris. Akiha looked down for a moment, brow furrowed and biting her bottom lip, and then she looked back up.

...only to lean forward and kiss Kris.]

[ported]

[Kris is okay with this! Surprised but perfectly fine with it and more than eagerly returns her kiss.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Her arms looped about Kris' neck and pulled her close. Akiha was finding that kissing was good to keep herself from thinking too much, remembering what all she'd done... and to give Kris a proper thanks for stopping her.

...even if Kris didn't think anything of it.]

[ported]

[Kris doesn't object or pull away. If this is Akiha's way of thanking her, she's fine with it.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha started to take the kiss more intimate and then she shied away from it, breaking the kiss. There was a line she... she shouldn't cross. Yet another among many she drew for herself.]

Sorry...

[ported]

What are you apologizing about?

[ritsu_kouyou]

...I don't know.

[ported]

Don't forget that I love you. Doesn't that mean you shouldn't have to apologize?

[ritsu_kouyou]

N-no... [Her face flushes] It means I should probably apologize more often.

[ported]

I'll accept whatever you do.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...get comfortable. I'm going to lean against you.

[ported]

I'm already comfortable.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...alright.

[Akiha gets up just so she can move the blankets around and then curls up in the couch against Kris, resting her head on the magician.]

I... I'm going to have to start drinking from the Lake again. I really don't want to.

[ported]

If you don't want to do that, just use me.

[ritsu_kouyou]

I can't do that. I can't just keep drinking your blood. It'll weaken you. Once a week or so and no more, Kris. Drinking your blood gives me the heat I need, but it doesn't do anything for my constant bloodlust.

...that's what the Lake was for. But it turns my stomach when I think about drinking that blood now that I know where it comes from.

[ported]

Twice a week. That way it'll be better for you.

[ritsu_kouyou]

That's too much. I won't do it. I like the taste of your blood too much to be able to regulate how much I drink enough to be able to drink two a week from you.

[ported]

[Kris puffed]

Twice a week. I won't take no for an answer.