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[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]seto took a few steps inside, followed by his siblings. even though he was quite pleased with the apartment he lived in with kano and kido, he couldn't help but envy mary. her house wasn't as big as seto's own apartment, but it seemed to be quite comfortable, with its polished wooden floors and smallish furniture. "ah~. what a wonderful place you have, mary-chan~." seto winced at his brother's tone, feelings slightly satisfied as he heard the impact of kido's fist against kano's head. "kozakura-san, idiot," he heard his sister mumble angrily. 'we must seem like an odd bunch already.'

"so," seto stepped back to reveal his siblings, pointing to each in turn as he spoke their names. "this is my brother, shuuya kano, and my sister, tsubomi kido." both of them bowed their heads, murmuring a quick "nice to meet you."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]demon blade online -- the newest and most popular mmorpg on the market.

in said game, you were free to be anything you desired to be. if you wanted to be a god, you could be a god. if you wanted to be some simple fisherman, that was possible, too. the game was meant to be for all ages, so there were quite a few classes to chose from, each with their own set of skills. and, more importantly, to beat the game, all you had to do was clear all fifty floors, and claim the demon blade on the top floor of the dark castle. but...even this game had a darker side.

kazuto stared at his computer screen, eyes wide. there, right in front of him, on the front page of "mmo daily," was a full article about a new game called demon blade online. he'd read through the article a few times, and, he had to admit, the game sounded quite interesting, but he was still unsure of this game's intentons. sure, no one would have the guts to release another death game after sword art online, thought kazuto couldn't help but think. 'what if...no...i hope not...' shaking his head, the boy took out his phone, going through the contacts on his phone until he found one labeled "asuna yukki." he clicked it, opening a blank message box. letting out a sigh, he typed a quick message into the box: have you heard about the new game?

rei stared at his nervegear, then down at the video game case, then back at his nervegear. 'do i really want to?' he asked himself, running his finger over the plastic wrapping on the case. 'i mean, there's nothing wrong with being a bookworm, despite what all of my friends say. i don't have to play...' releasing a sigh, the boy gently ripped open the plastic on the case with his fingernail, opening it and peering inside. there it was -- a black disk, labeled with the game's title in white letters. rei took the disk out of its case, sliding in the slot of his nervegear. then, of course, he slid the helmet-like thing over his head, and murmured, "link start."

[ i hope this is okay. it took so long to make. ;A; ]

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]the three of them nodded, heading off to the kitchen to see what she had to offer. all of it looked and smelled so delcious -- seto could barely control himself. smiling, he went into the dining room and took his plate, walking back into the kitchen. he shoveled his plate full of rice and chicken and egetables, then walked back to the dining room. he plopped down on a chair, picking up his chopsticks. "thank you for the meal, mary-chan," seto said, turning in her direction. "and thank you for letting me bring tsubomi and shuuya, too. they would've starved if you hadn't let me bring them."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]kazuto looked up from rereading the article again as his phone chimed, signaling a reply from asuna. yeah. that one. what do you think of it? you think it would be safe to try it out? he pressed send, leaning back in his chair once the "mesage sent" pop-up appeared on the screen. 'i hope i'm not bringing her into anything dangerous. if anything seems suspicious...we'll get out as quickly as we can. right.'

[ i was thinking rei and kurumi could team up in the game, if that's okay with you. :3 ]

after fixing the nervegear's settings and programming it, the words 'DEMON BLADE ONLINE' appeared on the screen, accompanied by a loud trumpet fanfare. then, the screen faded to black, and a small sprite that faintly resembled rei appeared on the screen. the graphics and controls were quite stunning, he had to admit. everything looked so realistic, and the controls were amazingly smooth. a pop-up asking him to chose a username appeared, and he simply put in his own name. he didn't feel like picking his brain for an interesting username. suddenly, another menu popped up in front of him, the words at the top telling him to choose his class. rei took them all into consideration before selecting "warlock." he'd always had an interest in magic, so why not? about a minute later, a wand materialized in his hand, along with a strange, heavy book that had the words "books of spells" written across the front. after playing around with his main menu, rei figured out how to put them into his inventory. 'might need them for later.'

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]i suppose you're right. wanna head out and buy it together? kazuto couldn't help but smile as he pressed the send button. even if something did happen in the game, he'd get through it, if asuna was there beside him.

rei took a moment to look around, surveying the area. it seemed to be just a normal town -- there were tall buildins everywhere he looked, players miling around, and shops set up in every corner. nodding to himself, the boy took a few steps forward, unsure of where he should start. 'healing items, maybe...an a better weapon, just in case my wand breaks or something. can that even happen? gah, i don't know. this is confusing.'

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]"we'll be sure to come over and visit you a lot, mary-chan." the boy looked up as kano came into the room, literally drooling over the mountain of food on his plate. as soon as he sat down, he snatched up his chopsticks and began to scarf down his meal, though he was stopped by a slap on the back of the head from kido. "where are your manners, shuuya?" she scoffed, turning to mary. "thank you for the meal, kozakura-san." kano nodded in agreement, clapping his hands together. "yeah! thanks for the food!" seto rolled his eyes, shooting mary an apologetic look.

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]just head over to gamestop and i'll see you there in a few minutes. as soon as he tapped the send butoon, he stood up, snatching his jacket off of his bed. kazuto fumbled around with it as he went outside of his room, shutting the door tightly. once his jacket was on, he scribbled a short note to suguha about where he was going, and bolted out the door. he pushed his bike out to the front of the house and mounted it, pedaling off toward the local game store.

already feeling tired from thinking about what he should do first, rei leaned up against a building, letting out a short breath. 'maybe i shouldn't play this. it's too weird and confusing. maybe i should just go back to being a bookworm.'

/rushed

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]a few minutes later, kazuto arrived at the gamestop, sliding off his bike as it came to a stop. he paused and took a moment to look around for asuna, and eventually found her. a smile formed on his face as he made his way over, pulling his bike with him. "asuna! over here!"

heaving another sigh, the boy slid down to the ground, pulling his legs up against his chest. he rested his forehead against his knees, trying to think of what to do. 'the manual told me to start here and stock up, but it was kinda vague on what shops to visit and such. maybe i could ask around...' after a few moments of just sitting there, rei stood, looking around for a friendly-looking player. eventually, his eyes settled on kurumi, and he made his way over, trying to control his trembling hands. "excuse m-me," he called out once he was a bit closer to the other player. "uhm...do you have a few minutes? i'm new and sorta confused. if you don't...then that's fine."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]"ah, yes, noodles are nice," kano spoke up again, looking rather wistful. then, he turned to seto, a bright smile plastered on his face. "hey, kousuke! can we get some ramen on the way home?" seto raised an eyebrow. "we're eating here..." kano shrugged. "you can never have too much food." kido and seto sighed in unison, as if saying 'what are we going to do with you?' shaking his head, seto turned back to mary. "so, mary-chan...you live here alone?"

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]seto felt the same stab of guilt he felt earlier when he'd asked if she needed to call her parents when he realized that he'd probably dug up some bad memory. "oh...mary-chan, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to hurt you...that was rude..."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia][ THAT'S NOT AT ALL HOW I PICTURE HIM. ]

kid took a moment to look out the window, staring at the place aria had pointed out. "hm. they were quite careful about all of this, as if they weren't committing a crime at all. the tiremarks are perfectly symertrical -- straight up and down. perfect..." he shook his head and turned away from the window, turning his attention back to aria. "so you spoke of your sister a moment ago. if soul's grudge theory is correct...what did you do to your sister, exactly? did you fight at all?"

law & order: soul eater unit

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]seto couldn't help but turn to his siblings, wide eyes asking for help. all they did was shrug and go back to eating, keeping their eyes down on their plates. seto looked back to mary with a sigh, cursing his stupidity. "mary-chan...i'm so, so sorry. i didn't mean to hurt your feelings. please don't cry. you're breaking my heart."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia][ SHUT UP. LEAVE ME ALONE. ;A; ]

"i see..." kid paused for a moment, closing his eyes to think. "it must be your sister, then. i don't think some random person would come and kidnap him. that doesn't happen very often with dwma students..."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]MARY-CHAN I'M SO SORRY FOR MAKING SETO ASK ABOUT YOUR MUM ;A;

from that point on, mary's sobs could be heard clearly throughout the house, each one sending a pang through seto's heart. "good one, kousuke." seto slowly turned his head back to kano, meeting his narrowed hazel eyes. "you really upset her." seto sighed, pushing his plate away and resting his forehead on the table. he really didn't feel like eating anymore. the guilt had taken away his appetite. for a while, they sat there, the only noise being the soft clack of chopsticks hitting the plate. suddenly, kido spoke up, setting her chopsticks down. "well?" she said, staring at seto. he looked up, caught off guard by the softness in her eyes. "you gonna go comfort her? you made her cry, after all." seto sat there for a few seconds, blinking before he jumped to his feet, rushing to the bathroom door. once there, he tapped on the door, calling out in a shaky voice, "mary-chan? are you alright? can...can i come in?"

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]"probably. she wouldn't come directly to your house to kidnap your boyfriend.any ideas on where that guy might have taken sebastian?"

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]heaving a sigh, seto knelt on the ground beside her, unsure of what to say or do to comfort her. the only words that came to mind were "i'm sorry," but he'd already said that enough. "mary..i...uh.." 'i don't know what to say anymore...' with a trembling hand, he reached out, settling his fingers on her snow-white hair. it was supposed to be a comforting gesture, but he wasn't sure how she'd take it. "mary-chan, do you...uhm..need a hug?"

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]xD

seto reached a hand back to steady himself, wrapping the other around mary's waist. "i-it's okay, mary-chan," a dark red blush appeared on his face as he murmured that phrase over and over, rubbing small comforting circles on her back with his thumb. "uhm...are you okay now? or do you need a little more time? i can give you a bit of time alone, if you need it."

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]"okay..." seto couldn't help but flash a small smile at that. 'how adorable.' though he didn't want to jostle mary around too much, he had to keep shifting to keep his legs and arm from falling asleep. after unsuccessfully trying to find a comfortable position, he slid back a little, pulling mary with him until he was leaned comfortably against the door frame. "sorry," he murmured, "a little uncomfortable back there." after that, he fell silent, listening to mary's deep breaths. 'i've never really held somone in this way before. not since...' he shook his head, forcing the thought away.

SO MANY AYANO REFERENCES

sorry if this post seemed kinda pointless ;A;

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]"but it's my fault for asking such a personal question," he replied, looking down at the girl. "so i should be apologizing. i can't even tell you how guilty i feel right now. i'm so, so, so sorry for making you cry. it breaks my heart to know that i've seriously hurt you." even though this was quite a sweet, straight from the heart speech, seto didn't feel embarrased at all.

[fancypost bgcolor= ; border: 0px; width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-size: 7pt; font-family: georgia]IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GODDAMNED VIDEOS
I'M MAKING SMALL REFERENCES TO AYANO
NOT RELATED TO THE FUCKING VIDEOS AT ALL

seto nodded, though he still wasn't able to push the guilty feeling away. "you wanna go out there and finish eating? tsubomi and shuuya are probably getting a little worried."