repudiate | ooc. appointment post for luceti.

It's not your fault, Ange. Neither it's theirs. I would do the same if I was from another life and someone assured me that the friends I had seen dying were alive.

It's the Malnosso's fault, with all they can do they could give everyone a briefing before dumping them here. If anything what bothers me the most is the part of calling me a liar when i said I've vowed to protect you with all I've got.

[Except that wasn't really the part she was accusing him about but... He's not mature enough to make the difference. His word was doubted about something more important than his own life, it was as if they doubted his love for Ange. Being annoyed and tired of that crap was the least he could do.]

Is it true, though? Or was that just another Ange from a previous world?

[Even if the core is the same, even if the soul is the same. He wants the answer.]

[ From what he's saying she's connecting the dots too that he's sort of misunderstanding the whole liar thing, since if that person believes she's dead then she's sure she just called Keiichi a liar for saying she's alive.. but she doesn't pay much attention to it since her attention is drawn entirely to the last part.

Another Ange.. or her..? Which was it? It was her, of course, she remembers it clearly. But on the other hand, she also remembers travelling to Rokkenjima, and she remembers the time she travelled but went to see that witch instead.. aren't all of them her yet not? ]

.. Yeah, it's true. [ The easiest way to put it is just saying it's her though. ] When we talked about Bernkastel before, I said that she got me before back home too, right? She ripped me to pieces until my consciousness was tranferred to another "me".

[The first part feels like a knife in his heart, a feeling he's gotten familiar with in Luceti. But unlike other times, this time the knife is pulled away and the wound treated a bit. He sighs and smiles lightly at the journal.]

That's not different from what I've gone through. My point is that... If you're sent back, do you have a physical body to return to or not? Even if you remember having died before, I remember that too after all, but in my current kakera I'm alive.

I'm alive. For the moment, either way. [ It's not that she wants to die - she doesn't want to anymore. She has to live and meet Keiichi again, after all. But she can't deny the high possibility of her dying considering her situation. ]

I was in the middle of travelling to Rokkenjima, but.. the last time I went there, I never returned.

And the last time I charged against Takano and her dogs before the world I'm in now I never returned either. Things may be different for you this time.

[And if it doesn't... All she has to do is try again. As long as she keeps trying, they will eventually succeed. He will find her and reunite with her, save her from everything.]

.. Hmm. [ She knows. He's told her before, after all, but he's managed to succeed in his world. They managed to get the happy end they deserved and he's okay, even though he's here now. But there's still a difference between her and him, isn't there..? ]

Keiichi.. I guess I never really mentioned it since I didn't figure it was such a big deal, but if one of the girls arrived who I think it might be then it's better to hear it now then to suddenly realise later. [ Better than to suddenly hear whichever sister it might be calling her their master and calling themselves Furniture.. ] The reason I can remember so easily what happened in another world is because I'm a witch too.

[For a long second Keiichi feels as if all of the blood in his body has frozen and become solid ice, he feels its weight pushing his body down to the ground. Had he not been sitting he probably would have ended falling to his knees. If he was another person... If he knew far less than he knows, the revelation probably wouldn't have been that bad. If all he knew about witches was what Ange could have told him then probably his biggest worry would have been if her being a witch had any... Secondary effects on her somehow. Or maybe he would have just been curious as to her powers and wondered if she would show him, because he would love to see every part of her if she allowed him to.

But those aren't the things running in his head right now, because he knows more, more than he would have wanted to know. He was wrong, Ange's situation is nothing like his, her consciousness wasn't just sent to another world, as a witch, and if what he knows is right, she can exist outside of the "game boards". She may be playing the role of a piece but she's the power to be a player instead, assuming that she's not a player indeed already. She says that she didn't think it was a big deal, it probably isn't but for him it seems like one because with that he has come to be aware of yet another barrier between them, not in Luceti but outside of it.

He already knew of the barriers separating them. The distance in years, the possible distance of worlds even and the distance Ange's tragedy raised between them as well. The distance of years was a matter of patience, the distance of her tragedy was a matter of determination, no matter how broken she was he would reach to her and catch her in order to heal her, the distance of worlds was the worse one because it was possible that in the world he was in Ange's story wouldn't be the same and that could become the determinant factor in keeping them away. But now... Even if he were to overcome all those barriers and fulfilled his promise, even if he found her and rescued her in one world... Would that be enough? Or would she be dragged to yet another world in order to keep going on with the witches game or something like that? He couldn't follow her there. He couldn't be with her there. And as stupid as he knows that it is, he hates the idea.

He's glad that they are on the journals, so she can't see whatever face he's making now, he's not sure but he doubts that it's a pretty one. He forces himself to recover and when he speaks his tone is mischievous and amused with the edges of it being forced showing slightly.]

Should have known it, with the way you have had be bewitched with your beauty and personality since we met. I don't suppose you want to create witch games like other witches seem to do, right? Because if you ever want to, I wouldn't mind being your main piece for all eternity.

[Is he trying to force her to tsun so she doesn't focus on the pause before his reply and whatever his mind may be on? Of course he is.]

[ Too bad, Keiichi, but by now Ange's too used to your antics to even tsun that much anymore about something this simple. So she notices that pause very well and it makes her chest feel a little tight with nervousness. That pause wouldn't be there if he didn't think any of it, right? Even if his tone sounds just like usually.. it can't be right. Something is probably wrong, something with what she just said, he's thinking something of it. But the problem is that she's not sure what, there's so many things he could be thinking about it and she doesn't want to assume any wrong ones.. but on the other hand, she doesn't want him to worry about it at all. It doesn't change anything, right? She's been like this all this time, so it doesn't change anything, not like she'll have to lose him.. ]

.. I'm not like the other witches, Keiichi. [ She's guessing that's maybe his worry? But then again, he knows her well enough by now to know her full personality, that she isn't cruel like them, but maybe he's worried she might be twisted into that.. ] I'm not like Bernkastel. I'm just.. me.

[His plan failed. But she doesn't seem to know what worries him and he actually prefers it that way.]

And you are the woman I love with all my heart. Even if you ended being like Bernkastel I would still love you... No, that's not right, even if you could end like her you won't, because I won't let your heart get empty from love.

It doesn't matter if you're the sole heir of a fortune, the survivor of a tragedy or a witch. You're my Ange above everything else, right?

[There's no relief in his tone even if he tries to fake it, because that really isn't a worry he has, maybe before he fell for her or before he asked her out... Maybe then he would have worried. Now it's pointless because he's vowed to be with her and protect her and he already knows that she's not like Bernkastel. So instead he drowns his tone in determination, a promise to her, hoping that it comes off as him reaffirming his resolve and thus chase away her worries about it.]

[ At least that one works a little better. She's still not entirely relieved, but at least a little more.. since it does sound like he's just convincing himself of it with his usual determination. At least she got that out of the way then, even though she doesn't know about his true worries underneath it. ]

Still.. [ She has to make sure. She doesn't want Keiichi to have to carry any worries about this himself, so.. ] Once I'm done greeting whoever that is, I'll come to you, okay? So please wait for me.

[Keiichi chuckles a bit at that and he's surprised that it doesn't sound bitter given his new worries regarding their future.]

Do you realize how silly is it to ask to wait to a guy who's going to wait for you fifteen years or so?

Don't worry, I'll wait, take your time with them.

S.. shut up, you know what I meant!

[ At least it shows that Ange is back to normal when she's able to tsun again. Even if it's just lightly. But in the end she does give him a small smile before she flips through the journal, instead chosing to finally speak to the person who left that message.

But afterwards, just like she said, she manages to shake Mammon off just for a moment enough to first go see Keiichi in the house by herself. Besides, she needs to tell him Mammon will be staying with them before the girl flips out and says it herself. ]

.. Keiichi? I'm here.

[He's at his old bedroom now transformed into art studio since he started to share a bedroom with Ange, a new canvas in place as he works on it, still way too early in its development stages it's impossible to say what he will paint. If she has ever paid attention to what he paints, though, she will be able to notice that it's not the painting he has been working on lately but a brand new one. Even if she hasn't, it's hard to miss the unfinished painting leaning against a wall.

Upon hearing her he turns to look at her for a second before he returns to work on the painting. His tone is calm though slightly tense, even with his warning and everything there's no way to know if her meeting with that girl has gone well or not. There's always the chance that she did something to hurt Ange, even if unconsciously or without purpose, and he doesn't like that.]

How did it go?

[ Despite the fact that he already relieved her worries a little earlier, she still lets out a breath of relief when she notices him just sitting there and painting again. Sure, he might be working on something new, but that could just be a coincidence as well, right? She doesn't think too much of it either way.

No, instead she just steps over to him until she's right next to him, kissing him on the cheek. ]

Good.

[ And it's noticable about her. She's even smiling a little bit. Sure, she's wary about having people from her world here since they keep disappearing, but.. even just for a little bit Mammon's company is nice. And even if she'd leave, Keiichi would still be right there. Like he always is. ]

It's a friend. So there's nothing to worry about.

[He hums at the kiss, turning his head in order to return it to her a small smile on his lips.]

I figured it had to be a friend and someone who cared a lot for you given how they reacted.

[His tone is calm though he can't hide the slight annoyance in his voice. Really, he didn't appreciate being threatened with death and accused of being a liar when he was trying to check if the other was a threat for Ange or not. A sigh escapes his body as he looks at the painting again.]

So? Which bedroom will be hers?

[He's assuming the girl will stay with them and he has no problems with it so long as she doesn't go through with her threats.]

If it's up to her, probably ours.. [ It's half-muttered under her breath, since Ange knows very well what Mammon is like. There's no way the girl won't insist on just sleeping as close to her as possible.. as much as she'd prefer to just share her privacy with Keiichi in bed.

The annoyance in his tone, no matter how slight, hasn't gone past her though. It's not like Ange's a very oblivious person, of course she hears it there, and it's why her tone gets a little more reassuring. ]

Sorry for what she told you though. She's.. not exactly human, so she doesn't get that it's not really normal to immediately start threatening people with death. [ A small sigh, but it seems somewhat fond. ]

[He hears that and he can't help but turn to give her a look.]

... You know, I'm not sure how I feel about upgrading our relationship into a threesome.

[Come on, you can't blame him for such a comment, it was served on a silver plate.]

She's... Not exactly human.

[He repeats her words, his tone serious once again.]

Can I ask what she is then? Not a witch I suppose.

[ She can't blame him, nope. It's why she doesn't tsun at it for once, she left herself wide open to that one.. besides, knowing Mammon, she might take that literally either way. ]

She's.. [ .. telling Keiichi it is a little awkward, especially since she only said she's a witch and she definitely doesn't want him to think of her differently despite the way he reassured her earlier. She wouldn't be able to take it.. ] .. a demon. My Furniture, to be more specific. But.. I don't think of her like that at all, she's just a friend of mine, so please treat her that way.

ooc. appointment post for luceti.

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