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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[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.

[ritsu_kouyou]

You can't force me to do it if I don't want to.

[ported]

Want to bet?

[ritsu_kouyou]

What terms?

[ported]

There are no terms. You're going to do what I say.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha just stares at Kris incredulously for a moment. Did she just say that Akiha Tohno was going to do what she was told to do?]

And if I refuse to?

[ported]

That's not an option.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Of course, it is.

[ported]

I say it's not so it's not.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...

[Akiha locks eyes with Kris for a long moment before sighing and laying her head back down.]

Fine. I'll listen... for now.

[ported]

Great! I'm really excited now.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha grumbles.]

I don't understand why.

[ported]

I told you why a bunch of time already.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Because you love me? There has to be another reason.

[ported]

You got it right the first time!

[ritsu_kouyou]

...you're so weird.

[ported]

But I'm your weird person. You said so.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...when did I say that?

[No, seriously, she's trying to remember. She doesn't exactly recall EVERYTHING that happened while she was inverted.]

[ported]

Just yesterday, wasn't it?

[ritsu_kouyou]

Hm. Do you recall how I phrased it? I get overly possessive when inverted and exaggerate a lot - a part of the megalomania. [As evidenced by evil monologues]