RL The white-tree woods. Locked to Kadaj, Yunalesca, and whoever else is on the North Continent.

[ninelivesbaby]

*There is a strange whispering sound in the woods, that seems to come from far away, and appears to be muttering "This has better fucking work...". In the middle of the wide pathway, blood starts to seep up from the ground, in the form of a magic circle, covered in runes and a large pentagram. The circle then sets alight, blazing with bright flames, but quickly dies down to smoke. Standing in the middle of the circle is a tall figure, dressed in a black hooded coat.*

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[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

*Kadaj is a short distance away, practicing his swordplay in the clearing bu the dark pool, swinging the Souba in a series of moves which are pretty damn fast. He can't help but notice the blazing pentagram as it appears in his field of vision, and he stops to watch as the smoke clears, revealing the figure*

...the hell?

*he takes a step closer*

Yazoo? Is that you...?

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*The figure slumps a little, then promptly runs behind the nearest tree.*

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

*Kadaj frowns, a little worried; he doesn't like it when complete strangers turn up near the Forgotten Capital uninvited. Holding his sword out before him in a fighting stance, he edges closer*

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*The person is now leaning over, hands on his knees, throwing up behind the tree. Eventually, he manages to stand upright, although he is swaying badly.*

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

*Kadaj halts a short distance away, holding out his sword towards the figure, his lips parted in a sneer*

Who are you? You've got ten seconds to explain what the hell you're doing here, or I kill you.

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*He just about manages to push his hood back weakly within the given time, revealing himself as Shiro. He's pale as death, with his eyes half-closed out of exhaustion. He reaches to wipe the vomit from his mouth, but only succeeds in smearing blood across his face.*

'S me, Kadaj. Sorry.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

SHIRO!

*Kadaj sheathes his sword and runs forward, a look of utter child-like glee written all over his face*

Shiro! You made it!

*the blood doesn't seem to be too much of a concern to Kadaj right now*

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*Shiro smiles weakly, and holds onto the tree to steady himself.*

Hey Kadaj. Didn't mean to freak you out. It's kind of habit, to go out with my head covered. You never know if you'll...

*He pauses to pull in a breath.*

...you'll find yourself in a place that doesn't like cats.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

Oh, no worries about that here. I think cats are pretty popular on Gaia, especially up in Wutai. We did have a cat, but...

*he scratches at the back of his neck*

...never mind.

*he takes a closer look at Shiro and frowns, only now noticing the congealing blood and vomit*

Shit, you look pretty fucked-up. C'mon, let's get you inside and get you cleaned up.

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

Well...I meant guys with cat ears...they're not very normal. And I'm fine.

*He's really not, he's having trouble focussing, and his knees keep threatening to buckle under him.*

I just get a little travel sick, that's all. I'm not gonna say no to going inside though.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

Travel sick? Shiro... you're bleeding. And it's not just a light wound - that's some thick arterial shit you've got going on there.

*Kadaj indicates the deep red pools of crimson on the floor. After all, he's an expert on spilling blood, so... he'd know*

C'mon. You're coming inside with me.

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

Oh. That. Circle had to be kinda big, y'know?

*He manages to step away from the tree and towards Kadaj.*

Okay. Okay. Lead the way.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

*Kadaj shakes his head and grins, forcefully taking Shiro's arm and supporting him as the two of them make their way towards the shell-like structure where Kadaj and his brothers live. Kadaj recognises Shiro's pride in refusing to admit his wound, and also knows that he could do with the help in walking, though he'd never mention it*

So... how did you teach yourself how to do it? The spell, I mean?

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*Shiro leans on Kadaj, grateful that he didn't have to make an embarassing plea for help.*

Hn? Books. Never was a big reader, thought it was kind of pointless. But the loneliness gets to you, y'know, and the computer used to be at the library, before they replaced them and Stephanie let me keep one... Stephanie's the librarian. Anyway, I got curious, and started looking at some of the old books, and it turns out some had stuff I recognised. Othello and Ororon's circles. So I just went from there, really...

*He trails off, tired from talking for so long. As they get closer to the shell, he finds the strength to talk again.*

Shit, that's your house? 'S fucking awesome, man.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

Othello and Ororon? They're those badass guys you know, right?

*he shifts his weight a little*

My house? Yeah, isn't it cool?

*Kadaj is obviously proud of where he lives; the strange architecture is really freaky, but eerily beautiful*

No-one's lived here for hundreds of years - not until we moved in, anyway. Onee-san's people built this place.

*he leads Shiro to the entrance of the shell*

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The King and the Prince.

*He feels the little balance he has starting to slip, and clutches at Kadaj's arm.*

Aeris's lot? ...that's kinda neat.

*He just manages to make it over the threshold before his legs give out completely. He crumples to the floor, still half sitting up, and conscious.*

...aw, crap.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

Shiro!

*Kadaj gives a worried little cry and eases the catboy to the ground, patting him reassuringly on the shoulder*

You stay here, okay? I'm going to make sure you heal up alright.

*he gives Shiro a nod and darts off down the passageway to his room, rummaging through a pile of clothes and grinning as he finds what he's been looking for, then legging it back to where his friend sits bleeding*

I've been dying to show you this stuff. Look! Materia!

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*Sits and watches in mild amusement as he sees Kadaj tearing off down the passageway, and can hear the sound of loud rummaging, then grins as he sees Kadaj return.*

Them's some damn shiny rocks. I take it that one of these is "Cure"? Cause that'd be really kind of useful...

*He blinks, trying to focus.*

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

Yeah! This one here - the green one see?

*he holds up what looks like a large green marble*

It's saved my ass more than a few times.

*with a look of determination, he somehow absorbs the orb into his arm and holds his hand out over Shiro's bloody form, uttering a few words which cause shimmering green lights to appear. Shiro is filled with a feeling of warmth as the healing magic works, not entirely healing him up, but it stops the bleeding*

Better?

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*If he had the energy to flail, he would, because the last thing that produced green sparklies from this world gave him scorching burns. However, noticing that there's no pain, and that he actually feels better, he smiles.*

...Yeah. Quite a bit, actually. Um. Thanks.

*He laughs nervously, it seems he keeps making an idiot of himself around Kadaj.*

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

It's cool, isn't it? I fucking love Materia! Onii-san and his friends used to use it all the time, but they stopped after the whole Mako-is-bad crap that everyone kept spouting...

*Kadaj continues to chatter away quite happily like a hyperactive kid - he doesn't usually have anyone who's willing to listen - and if Shiro thinks he's making a fool of himself, Kadaj hasn't even noticed*

...but if you ask me, Materia is AWESOME. Oh my God I haven't shown you the Summon one yet!

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

*He sits there, on the verge of smiling and nodding, because a lot of this stuff is just going whoosh over his head, but his ears prick up at Summon Materia.*

Summoning? Dude. That's like, seriously awesome high-level magic. I want to see!

*He stands up as fast as he can, almost as hyper as Kadaj is.*

[pwns-farplane.livejournal.com]

((I'll just play both of them))

Yunalesca is back at the house, combing out her long hair with her fingers. Yazoo is near by, and helps her untangle a knot. He quips something and she rolls her eyes as he continues the process.

[shinra-sucks.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Now that Yazoo's left for a while, I'm presuming it'll just be Yunalesca at home?))

[pwns-farplane.livejournal.com]

(((Yeah.)))

[bankoran.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Thank you for the friending. I added you back. ^_^))

[ninelivesbaby.livejournal.com]

((OOC: You're welcome. ^_^))