Setsuna's going to go looking for Duzell-kitty, Sara, Kira & Pearl

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[[If Pearl's still staying with them. And write a lot of letters. x___X Also, I know some people are on hiatus, so don't worry about responding until you have time. I'm not expecting immediate answers. And I am SO SORRY this caused the kid to flip out. x___X]]

After nearly a year of being there in that twisted Disneyland, Setsuna had grown far too accustomed to the sense of everyone's auras mixed together, to the point he didn't even realize he felt them. He couldn't tell anyone apart unless they were close by, though.

Still, everyone just seemed to meld in like a big space of warmth in a large cavern of nothing -- like a family huddled together from the cold. When several little flames went out all at once, Setsuna noticed, this time.

Just like that...there was something missing, and the worst feeling for the over-emotional teen was not knowing who those people might be.

At once he called out, "Hey, Little Rascal, where are you? Here kitty-kitty!" searching for their newest addition -- he still needed to introduce that little guy to Pearl, now that he thought of it. Maybe she would like cats. And once he had the kitten, he wanted to find Sara and hold her, very, very tightly. And Kira had to be found, too, and Pearl. And...there was a rather big list going on in the blond's head. Eventually, it became a string of letters.


Hey, Cayce....

How are you doing right now? Feeling all right? I was going to tell you about some of our new additions, but I noticed in your paper you covered them. I am reading your papers, by the way. I think they're great, even if Crowley's sarcasm in the first one was so superior. It's actually funny, if you don't take him seriously.

Oh! And Demyx is still around. He got back to me some time ago, and is apparently getting really messed up here. Not that I blame him. It's disorientating.

Just let me know how things are going.

- Setsuna



Hey, stingy alcohol prat,

You're still here? Right? I mean, what would this place BE without someone hogging all the booze. I can't imagine someone like you vanishing anyhow. Just let me know you're still here to piss us off.

- Setsuna



Duzell,

I wanted to know how you were doing. It only seems right to check up on you after the blood and make sure it was satiating for you. You meeting nice people, I hope? I've met some...well, jackasses, and some okay people, myself.

Drop me a line when you get a chance, okay? Take care.

- Setsuna



Hey, Fell, Aziraphale whichever,

You're still around and doing all right, right? And I was thinking maybe I could go look and see if you have any books on angels. Mainly, the angel Michael, and his brother, and stuff like that. The really in depth, detailed stuff. Let me know of a good time to stop by.

- Setsuna



Hey, Rukia,

You and Ichigo are still around, right? Doing well and all that? You better be.

- Setsuna



Hey, Raphael,

I know you and Michael just got here, so this would be really fucking stupid if it happened but...you are STILL HERE, right? I don't even know why I care since you two seem to upset Senpai with just your mere presence...but.... I don't know. You don't seem that bad.

- Setsuna



Fay!

You and Kurogane are still around, right? How are things going? Doing any business lately?

- Setsuna



Susan,

You doing okay? Any luck finding the brat? I mean...Calvin? Pearl seems to be doing well. She's a good kid, and a cook, on top of that. Quite a wonderful person to have around. I'll be sad to see her go, but I'm sure she'll be better off with you.

- Setsuna



John and Daniel,

I've still not even tried your moonshine. Shame on me. I'll give you a full report of the effects and complain to you about the taste in full when I do, though. In the meantime, you guys are still around, right?

...I have no idea why I'm writing a letter to you both....
-Setsuna



Hey, Leon,

So...I'll just ignore the stuff from the newspaper, for now. I think that's best, since I've got other worries on my mind. You're still around, at least, right? And...did you ever get any alcohol? I don't remember if I told you where you could get some from or not, I just remember it being obvious from your radio show you wanted to be shitfaced.

- Setsuna



Butterfly,

Hey, how are things going lately? You've been meeting any of the new people? Some of them are pretty interesting. Some of them are just plain odd. Oh well.

I just wanted to check up with you and see how you were doing. Make sure you were still here. Maybe we should get together at Fay's with Sara and Kira-senpai, and we can introduce you to Pearl. She's such an adorable delight.

We need more kids around here.

- Setsuna


He didn't write to Rae, Demyx or Adam, but that was because he planned to visit them as soon as possible.

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Thankfully, cleaning out the milk dish required Setsuna to find the bathroom somewhere backstage of the theatre, and that took plenty of time (as Setsuna more often used the public ones around the park). When he returned, he just saw the kitten right where he left him.

He placed the bowl down with a, "Here you go," and a relieved smile. Keone was still there -- thank-goodness. He wanted to snuggle the kitten again, but decided to let him drink, first. The poor thing was panting! Not a good sign.

Frowning again, Setsuna poured the strawberry juice into the dried bowl then muttered, "I'm gonna check my mailbox again, just in case. And maybe I'll run into someone on the way."

One could never tell. Again, though, he felt too awkward about leaving the kitten, so Setsuna amended himself with, "Never mind. I'll go look when you're done so I can carry you with me," and settled next to Duzell so he could pet him a bit.

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Duzell meowed his thanks, and then took to drinking the water. It was nice and cool, which was nice, and it only took a moment to slow his heart down and catch his breath. It wasn't that he had been out of breath because he had been running so much, but more because he had been rushing himself so much.

Once he was done, he looked up at Setsuna again and mewed at him, not quite understanding why Setsuna wanted to carry him with him to the mailbox, but not about to protest. How strange. Hopefully Setsuna would answer the query in his next letter.

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When the kitten seemed more calm, Setsuna picked him back up and headed out to check if there was anything. When he found another letter from Duzell he read it out loud to the kitten, and looked puzzled.

"Maybe my English is worse than I thought. This isn't making much sense to me," Setsuna told the kitten as he settled down -- kitten in his lap -- to write a response. He asked out loud as he did, though, "Owe? I don't get it? He doesn't owe me anything for writing them. I mean, no one's making us put stamps on them."

Duzell,

Sets now, eh? Been a while since anyone's called me that. I like it.

My friend wants you to take his blood instead. I said it'd be left up to you to decide, just in case you like my blood better for any reason. But you're being given the option.

Summer is kinda awful over there. But I've heard it could be much worse.

What do you mean owe? I don't know the cost of American postage.

- Setsuna

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If it wouldn't have looked odd, Duzell would have bashed his head against the wall or something.

"Not owe like that, you fool!" Duzell said. "Any moron could see that I was just rushing to much to say 'to what do I owe the pleasure! You're supposed to have told me why you were writing me. That's what I was asking, you big, blundering oaf!"

Of course, everything that Duzell said came out in a long string of angry sounding meows. Ishtar wasn't even that dense.

Okay, maybe she was, but that wasn't the point. He'd have to wait for Setsuna to leave him alone again before he could reply, as much as he wanted to. Who could Duzell take blood from instead? He was sure it was probably going to be Kira or Sara, though he didn't know which one for sure, nor was he 100% positive which one it would be.

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Setsuna, unaccustomed to any such English phrasing, just sighed after, still really puzzled.

He blinked at Duzell's odd sounds and asked the kitten, "You all right? I hope Duzell can explain what he meant. I think I just need to learn more English. This stupid language is harder than I thought. I can't even imagine learning to read your sounds."

After, Setsuna pet the kitten for comfort, hugged Duzell to him close, then started to pace wondering where Sara was. Or Kira. Or Pearl. They had to be around somewhere.

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"Meow," said Duzell, and began heading to the door of the theatre, glancing over his shoulder as he did, as though asking for Setsuna's permission.

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"Huh?" Setsuna frowned...but walked over and opened the door for Duzell anyway, letting him go.

"You better come back," he warned the kitten. "Just scratch at the door, and I'll let you in. Or...get in however you usually do it." He still had no idea, either. All Setsuna knew was that he didn't want to be alone, and he didn't want the kitten without him.... Oh well, can't have everything you want.

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Setsuna?,

Would you rather I called you that, then? I was in a bit of a rush and didn't think I had time to put much time into the rest of the letter, but if that's the name you prefer, I can call you by that instead.

Who's your friend? I could meet them sooner than the month - if I'm just taking blood from them, then it won't be much danger to you. I could make my decision then.

I was just asking the reason why you were writing me, is all. Was it just to tell me of the trade?

-Duzell

Within about a minute or three, Duzell came back, and scratched at the door.

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When Setsuna heard the scratching, he opened the door again, and aimed to scoop up the kitten. And, of course, since he was outside at the time, he was tempted to once more check his mailbox.

Relieved to see another letter in there, he read this one too and also responded, all the while growing more concerned about where the rest of his "family" was.

Duzell,

It's fine be me. Use whatever you like.

Kira Sakuya, but I'm going to go with him, since he insisted if you pick me he's going to accompany us. It's only fair he get a taste of his own medicine, you know?

Oh! That's a weird phrasing for it. I'm sorry...I haven't known this language too long, and I'm still learning about it. But actually, I was just checking up on how you were doing. We hadn't talked in a while, that's all.

- Setsuna

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Seemed like a reasonable reason, for both accompanying Kira and for the letter. He could get to the rest later, there was no need to continue on the conversation. Besides, he doubted he could use the bathroom excuse again.

He had kind of hoped it would have been Sara - if she was in Setsuna's family, she probably had the same blood - but he wasn't about to complain. He had doubted Setsuna would let Sara offer herself anyway.

"Meow," he said, rubbing his head against Setsuna.

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No way in Hell would Setsuna let Sara offer herself. He was jittery enough about letting Kira do it...but he also knew arguing with his senpai over it wouldn't get him very far.

To the meow and head rub, Setsuna's expression lightened a bit and he snuggled the kitten tightly and pet Duzell.

"It's okay, right, Little Rascal?" Setsuna said, as though he just needed to talk then. "They're around. And they'll come in here, and everything will be okay. Everything is all right."

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Duzell blinked. Was Setsuna worried they weren't around? Why would he worry about that. "Meow!" said Duzell, nodding, and snuggled against Setsuna more.

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At the meow, Setsuna finally admitted, "I don't want them to disappear too. I don't know what I'll do if it was them."

Biting his bottom lip, Setsuna squeezed the kitten as tightly as he dared, then snuggled his face next to Duzell's, taking a deep breath to keep himself calm.

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Duzell was, to tell the truth, completely baffled at this, and he didn't really know what to do. After a moment though, he licked Setsuna's face, not knowing if there was anything he could do. He was sure that Kira and Sara hadn't disappeared, but Setsuna didn't seem so sure.

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Setsuna laughed a bit at the ticklish feel of Duzell's tongue on his face. Gently, He pulled back enough to nuzzle the kitten's nose as he whispered, "Thanks."