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ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴅ [ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴀʏ-ᴄʜᴀɴ]
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((I understand completely with the other threads being a distraction. I've recently joined a lot more threads, so I'm a busy bee xP Maybe you could play the wife/daughter/both of the master? I had an image that the girl that would try to take Tatsu-kun away from Riko would be the daughter xD Just a thought))Already, Tatsuzo knew that this was going to be hard. If Riko laughed at the fact that Yasmine had called him 'lord', then what would she do when the others called him by more formal titles? He really hoped that she could contain herself enough to get through a couple of hours of being here. Although, he was impressed that she could stop her laughter the way she did and keep herself from bursting yet again. She was obviously trying hard, which he was grateful for.
It didn't take too long to reach where they were headed. Even with the confusing pathways that twisted and turned all over the place, the young demon knew exactly where he was going and at what pace he would go at to arrive there in good time. He also took into consideration that Riko might be slower than him if he walked too fast. It only took them two minutes to find the room, when back on his first day there, it took him a good fifteen to even find the hallway he was supposed to be in.
Awaiting them outside of the door was a man that looked very much like a butler. He probably was, but they didn't call him that. They just called him a friend of theirs. "Good day, Master Tatsuzo," he greeted with a bow and a smile. "I see you've brought someone with you today."
"Yeah, I let her tag along," Tatsuzo replied as polite but as casual as ever, talking as if this man was a very good friend of his as well. "Hope it isn't too much trouble."
"Not at all, sir." he black-haired man said before looking at Riko. He didn't even look her up and down like Yasmine did; instead, he smiled kindly. "I hope your time here is pleasant, madame." He turned to open the door for the two of them, holding it so they didn't have to worry about it closing on their faces.
The red-headed man thanked the butler with a nod, but did not walk in. Instead, he waited for Riko to enter first, being polite and gentlemanly once again. [/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; border-top: 1px solid #000000; width: 460px][/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; font-family: georgia; color: #000000; letter-spacing: -2pt; font-size: 24pt;][align=center]let your inner flame burn as bright as the sun.[/fancypost]
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((Let's hope not xDD By the way, what I'm going for is that Tatsuzo had an interview with a man long before now, and the fairies have kept him in touch with the man he wants to work for. It's for the 'royal guard' that keeps the forest safe - the job is for an officer that will coach the new recruits and teach them how to be more powerful and more cunning with their abilities. Tatsuzo will get the job, but that means he has to move back to the main city and leave behind the small village - and Riko with it. When the two of them are trying to get back to the forest, they will be struggling with the fact that Tatsuzo might be going to the main city, so any feelings they develop might be in vain. Is that okay?))The greeting he received was rather different from what he's used to. The 'exciting news' everyone knew about was making them more jumpy than usual, for the fairy daughter, Asami, had run over to him as soon as she saw him. She was right up in his face as well, which made him lean back a little bit and chuckle at her. "Hello, Asami. Good to see you again." He referred to her by her first name, just as he referred everyone by. However, it was strange of him, since he was politer than most. Did he actually think he was higher than these fairies?
Or was there something else going on?
The man walked more into the room, sitting down on the sofa across from the master of the house and his wife, Elaine. "Whatever news you have for me must be amazing, for Yasmine was just as bouncy as you three are."
Elaine allowed a sweet laugh to flow from her lips as he said this, waving a decorative fan in front of her face. "Yes, I have to agree that we are being rather flamboyant today. But this is just too wonderful to hold back our joy!" She didn't bother to wait for her husband to share the news; instead, she bursted out, "That job you had a month ago? The one we got you? Well, they accepted you!"
Immediately, Tatsuzo's face began to beam. The widest smile he's allowed all day spread across his face, showing off his white teeth. His dark eyes brightened with glee. "A-Are you serious? They really want me to work for them?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't they?" the happy wife replied, showing a little too much enthusiasm for a married woman. "You're a delightful young man! Anyone would be happy to have you as their coach!" [/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; border-top: 1px solid #000000; width: 460px][/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; font-family: georgia; color: #000000; letter-spacing: -2pt; font-size: 24pt;][align=center]let your inner flame burn as bright as the sun.[/fancypost]
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((Oh, thank you! I was actually thinking that I was plotting too much for this thread and that you would want to add some ideas of your own in, so I was going to tone it down xP The Squad is a group of people that are now basically running the advanced boards xDD We've made so many thread there that wherever you look, you see our names. I decided to make it official xP I do think of you as a friend, though! No doubt about that! You're an amazing role-player! ^^))Tatsuzo chuckled a little bit at Thomas when he complained about not being the one to share the glorious news. When Asami spoke again, saying he'd do great, he looked at her with a grin and said, "Thanks, Asami. I hope so."
Elaine glanced over at Riko just for a moment to see the confusion on her face. She let out a little laugh before beckoning her over. "Don't just stand by the door, sweetie. Come sit by your friend!" She fanned herself for a little bit as the elf sat down before continuing with what she really wanted to say. "Tatsuzo-kun is a talented young man at fighting, as I'm sure you're aware. Well, due to our connections, we hooked him up with an interview for the royal guard. They finally gave word to us a month later that their head instructor for the newer guards will be Tatsuzo. It's one of the greatest honors someone can have if they haven't been part of the guard before."
Tatsuzo ran a hand through his red hair, curving it just a little more. "Well, I definitely am happy to get the job. Thank you for your help, Elaine, Thomas." He focused all his attention on Asami now, making the bold move to place his hand on her shoulder. "And thank you, Asami, for the support." [/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; border-top: 1px solid #000000; width: 460px][/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; font-family: georgia; color: #000000; letter-spacing: -2pt; font-size: 24pt;][align=center]let your inner flame burn as bright as the sun.[/fancypost]
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((No way am I a better role-player than you! You're absolutely fabulous!
Sorry for not replying sooner. School's been really crazy, and I haven't had access to my computer 
But I'm back! ^^ Quick question: Do you want to be the one that initiates the craziness and the abduction? Or do you want me to do it?))Tatsuzo felt a lot of happiness flowing through him at the announcement that he had received the job he had wanted ever since he was a child. Being part of the Royal Guard was basically an honor, but even more so was to be the head instructor. His father used to be the one that held that position until he died fighting some giants that were threatening their home. Maybe he was proud of his son for following in his footsteps? Maybe..
However, the happiness faded slightly when he looked at Riko. Even if she had congratulated him, she still had the glimmer of sadness in her eyes. Right... He'd be leaving to live back in the main city. She wouldn't get to tease her favorite target anymore, huh? Putting it like that made him want to chuckle, but he didn't. For he knew that wasn't what she was thinking, or what he considered himself to be.
She was going to miss a friend of hers. He was probably going to miss her, too.
Even so, he still smiled brightly at her, and allowed the pleasure to fill him up once again. "Thanks, Riko," he said before looking over at Elaine. "When do they want me there? Do you know?"
Elaine nodded rather quickly, obviously still overly excited about the news of someone other than herself and her family. "Oh, yes! They want you there in three to four days. They don't need an instructor until then, since the other one still has to serve his time." She looked at Riko and allowed the grin on her face to widen. "Isn't this great? Aren't you proud of Tatsuzo-kun? He's going so far in life! The only other thing that would make him that much more amazing was if he managed to marry a princess!" She laughed a little bit. "Not that he isn't a prince already, but he would actually be official around here!"
Tatsuzo chuckled a little bit, rolling his eyes. "Oh, please. Like I'd be good enough for any princess in these parts." [/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; border-top: 1px solid #000000; width: 460px][/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor=transparent; font-family: georgia; color: #000000; letter-spacing: -2pt; font-size: 24pt;][align=center]let your inner flame burn as bright as the sun.[/fancypost]
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The glare Riko delivered made a shutter run down Tatsuzo's back. Not because she was a scary person - which she wasn't - but because he didn't want her to do anything rash in front of people that mattered to him. They got him the most important job in his life, for god's sake. If she did anything to ruin that, it wouldn't be good for anyone.
"I'm truly grateful for what you've done for me," he said to the three fairies before them as he stood up, straightening the jacket that was on him. "I won't forget it. I'll be sure to let you know how everything goes."
Elaine looked at him with a confused expression, the fan in her hands ceasing movement. "What, are you leaving already? You just got here!"
He nodded. "I know, but I think it's best that I get Riko back outside." He placed his hand on her head, smiling at her. "She doesn't like being indoors for too long, and she can get cranky." The smile he gave her was one that was reassuring; a sign that she didn't have to hold her tongue for much longer, and she could rant all she wanted to about the fairies as soon as they left. He looked back at the family and nodded to them in farewell. "I'll come by later tonight, alright?"
He didn't receive an answer. There was no time for one. For the entirety of the time he was speaking, a low hum had begun to sound out throughout the town. It was quiet at first, but it had grown louder and louder at an alarming speed. The five of them didn't even have time to react to it. As soon as Tatsuzo's words were out of his mouth, there was a shatter. The large window carved into the wall had burst into thousands of pieces, and the room was now being completely destroyed by a giant, pointed metal object. The crash was loud and awful to the ears, and it sent all of them flying in different directions.
Then the men came. Out of some entrance in the flying metal object, they filed out into the room with black contraptions that looked strange. They had very narrow and long barrels at their ends, and a trigger to set it off. The barrels were pointed at all of them. It was some sort of strange weapon? Looked like it. Tatsuzo didn't want to know what it was that would happen if those things fired.
The men started spouting things in a strange language. They were yelling it, as if they were trying to order the fairies, elf, and demon to do something. Some used their weapons to point towards the open hatch they came out of. Go in there? Oh, hell no. Tatsuzo pulled Riko behind him, keeping her out of range of the strange black objects, and took a step forward. He said nothing, for he deemed these people unworthy of his words. He just lifted his hand, and allowed the familiar appearance of flames form there.
He would have sent said flames in their direction to scare them off. But before he could do anything, the triggers of the strange machines were pulled, and little darts came flying at him. There were four in all - one in his arm, one on his shoulder, and two in his stomach. They didn't hurt him in the slightest, but his vision was quickly blurred and his balance was thrown off. One more dart went flying into his collarbone, and as soon as it made contact, he was on the ground, unconscious.
It only took a few more moments for the men to start shooting the darts at the others. They weren't in the mood to fight them. They just wanted them to go into their contraption to wherever it was they wanted to go.
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TIME SKIP: SEPTEMBER 9. 2:27 PM.
A cold surface underneath his back was what he was greeted to when Tatsuzo finally woke. His head throbbed horribly, and for a moment his ears rung with the shrill that brought pain to him. He groaned softly as he tried moving, feeling a little sore all over. His yellow eyes opened to the color grey. Grey floors, grey walls, grey bench. Everything was that color. The small window held that same color in the form of bars. It made him feel like he was in one of the prison cells back in the main city.
Wait.. Where the hell was he?
He sat up rather quickly, having to hold his head when the throbbing increased and he grew dizzy. It annoyed him a little bit, since he headed headaches. What he hated more was not being able to remember things immediately. How did he get here? Why was he sleeping on a bench that made his back hurt terribly? Where were Riko and the fairies?
Memories came flooding back to him as soon as he thought of the people he was friends with. Right, they were attacked at the tree. A strange creation the foreign humans had came crashing right through the walls and windows. Then they were shot by some strange darts that sent them into unconsciousness. Rage slowly began to build up in the demon's chest, and after a moment he let his fist fly into the metal board he had been laying on, splitting it in half and sending it crashing to the floor. How dare them! Do they have any idea what they just did?! Getting on the angry side of a Fire Demon was never a good thing.
Tatsuzo walked over to the cell and looked out, his vibrant optics scanning everything. There were two guards walking back and forth the narrow hallway of cages. Various creatures were held inside; fairies, witches and warlocks, elves, dwarfs, and other mystical creations of Mother Nature. All of the ones he could see were unconscious, sleeping soundly on their similar benches. Some groaned from time to time, and he could hear more in the distance.
But there was no sign of Riko or the fairy family. That made him irritated.
Tatsuzo then turned his attention to the window on the other side. The only thing he could see was blue. The sudden sound of birds filled his ears, and as he began to pay attention, a strange sound also accompanied it. He had never heard those birds before, so he was greatly confused as to where they were. He walked over so he could see the ground below them, but what he was greeted to made him both shocked and rather upset.
How the hell were they at the ocean?
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As soon as he heard the little name Riko had grown to call him, Tatsuzo spun around and ran to the gate keeping him in that stupid cell. "Riko?" he called out, looking around to see where the voice came from. He still couldn't see her, which confused him. How could he be hearing her voice if she wasn't in his sight? That made no sense whatsoever.
"Tatsu! Are you okay?"
His face turned to one of the walls next to him. She was on the other side of it, wasn't she? He walked over to it and banged on it, watching it as it dented. Wow, that hurt. Usually walls would bust down when he punched them, but this metal was hard. Not only did it just cave slightly, but it hurt his hand to hit it. "Riko! Are you over there?" he yelled, his eyes scanning the wall as if he could see her somehow. He hated the idea of her being in one of these cells, hurting and cramped up. It didn't seem right, for some reason.
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Oh good. She was okay. That made things a lot easier for him. He couldn't help but quietly sigh with relief when her voice grew louder as she neared the wall. It sounded nice in this bleak place. Very nice. He would have punched the wall again just to see if he could make a hole to be able to see her face, but he wasn't sure how close she was to the metal. He could end up punching her face. That was something he really didn't want to do.
"How are we going to get out?"
Yeah, that's a good question, Tatsuzo bit his lower lip with silent frustration, looking around at the grate looking out to the sea and to the bars keeping him locked in. They looked very sturdy and hard to bend, but he might be able to manage it. He had the hottest flames at his disposal, after all. Bending something like that would be child's play. Right? When he wrapped his fingers around one of the bars and allowed his hand to light up with a very red flame, he gritted his teeth together when he felt the metal heat up, but not bend to his will. There went that idea.
"I don't know," he finally responded to the elf on the other side of the wall. He turned back to it and placed his hand on the surface - gently, as if he was trying to pour the feeling of peace onto the other side so Riko wouldn't have to worry about anything. "But I'll figure it out. Don't worry."
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As for my banner, I had it custom-made from that shop you directed me to. I did some sweet-talking and I got a free one ^^))If Tatsuzo didn't feel the exact same way, he would have chuckled at the trapped beast comment Riko made. Yeah, he felt like that, too. A dangerous fire demon locked up in a cage that won't melt for him. He felt kind of powerless, which was something he didn't like feeling. It made him a little too anxious.
"Hey, Tatsu... Are you scared?"
An eyebrow lifted when the girl on the other side of the wall asked that question, her voice extremely quiet. Scared? Not really. Just annoyed. But he didn't say his response, because he was now focusing on the tone of voice she used. It was really quiet, but calm. It seemed as if she was just asking that to make conversation, but he knew. She was actually scared of what was going on. Poor girl. He felt bad for not being able to see her and make sure she wasn't too worried about everything; he remembered a while back, when he was a younger demon, when he was scared of almost everything that was stronger than him. He knew how it felt, and he didn't want her feeling that way.
But then her anger spiked up, and she began yelling at him. He was taken aback by it, in all honesty. One minute she was vaguely voicing her fear, the next she was shouting at him for telling her not to worry? He blinked a couple of times, finding himself strangely okay with her reaction. Yeah, she wasn't the type that liked it when someone tried to make her sound week. That's basically what he did. Oops.
"I'm not thinking you're a fragile woman," he responded, wrapping both hands around the bar he tried melting earlier to try and use double the heat to bend it. "I'm just trying to bring a calm smile to a person I care a lot about." That was true, yeah. He did care a lot about her. Sure, she irritated him a lot with her teasing and pranks, but she was still a big part of his life. He probably would have moved out of that village a long while ago if it wasn't for her annoying and entertaining him. They were close. Of course he would worry over her a little bit and try to cheer her up.