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May 14th, evening

[bussounoshima]

Might be out late. If I'm not back by midnight call Sanzang. God name Kanzeon.

[And now she can put her phone away and continue her date, safe in the knowledge that she is being a responsible adult.]

1/? sorry, 6:58

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what the hell

6:59

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must be an interesting night planned if you think its gonna be that long

7:13

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thought you took vows

7:13

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and with some mystery person too im shocked

7:34

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is this some kind of joke

8:29

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are you fucking yet

9:02

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are you fucking yet

9:19

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are you fucking yet

9:20

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if youre off fighting somewhere without me im kicking your skull in

9:35

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i swear to god you better be getting laid

10:04

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why the fuck is sanzangs name close to yours anyway is this someone i should know

10:18

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the only thing keeping me not completely pissed right now is the idea of the text tone going off every time youre about to have an orgasm and it fucks that up that would make this all worth it

10:46

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are you fucking yet

10:49, done btw

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look im going to bed but im setting an alarm and if youre not here youd better be in fucking trouble or else

[bussounoshima]

[Eventually, around 11:30 pm, Sharak Sanzo makes it back to her temple. She teleports into the main room with a sigh. Things sure did happen and they sure were a pain in the ass, whatever they are. She's about to just say fuck it and go to bed when she remembers that she should probably turn her phone back on, having switched it off at around 7:13.

So, she does.]

... What the fuck? [Loudly, at the temple in general.]

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[Kainé sits up with a start. In addition to her alarm, she'd also chosen to sleep closer to the entrance that she usually did, just in case fighting off seven burly dudes and their even burlier lady boss got Sharak's phone broken so she couldn't reply. But ah, there was the sentence she had been waiting several hours for. She scrambles to her feet so she can find Sharak and Scowl Meaningfully.]

So how was your date?

[bussounoshima]

Not a date, to start with.

[Sharak Scowls Meaningfully back at Kainé, and she's better at it than her. Then she steps forward and smacks the shinki upside the head.]

What the hell is your problem?!

[shadepossessed]

Fuck!

[HEY she only deserved that a little bit!!!]

What the hell is my problem? That's such horseshit! You say shit like you're going to be kidnapped or killed or something, and then you just fucking disappear? What the hell is your problem!

[bussounoshima]

I told you midnight! [In case she was kidnapped or killed.]

How does sending vulgar messages to my phone for hours factor into any of that?

[shadepossessed]

If you'd bothered to reply to any of them, I would have known you're okay! Things can get real shitty in one damn hour, so like hell I was gonna wait around when it could be happening for five of them!

[The vulgarity was to keep her sane, let's be real.]

[bussounoshima]

[... Sharak reaches over and smacks the side of her head again, slightly lighter this time.]

I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. If I'd needed you, I would have told you that.

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[She accepts the smack with a sort of growl low in her throat, hands clenching into fists at her sides. She knows that Sharak can take care of herself, but it was getting harder to believe the second part.]

But I'm supposed to find this Sanzang I know shit-all about instead of helping you myself. Yeah, really feels like you need me.

[bussounoshima]

[Ah, right. The whole "low self-worth and needing validation" thing. Sharak sighs softly and goes to sit down on some of the pillows scattered around on the floor. It's been a long day.]

If something had gone wrong, it wouldn't have been something I'd like you to be dealing with by yourself. That's all.

[shadepossessed]

[Kainé's still stubbornly standing.]

But it's fine for you, huh?

[bussounoshima]

[Sharak calmly looks up at her.]

Yes.

[shadepossessed]

[fuck. off.

Kainé grits her teeth and turns on the ball of her foot to head towards their """door""" instead. It's not as satisfying when she isn't wearing her heels, but there's no time for that. She's mad and has places to be!]

If I'm not back by seven, fuck off anyway.

[bussounoshima]

[Sharak would just let her leave and vent on her own, but walking around barefoot at night is a bad idea. She reluctantly gets to her feet.]

Kainé, don't.

[shadepossessed]

You can't stop me from pulling the same shit you do.

[So nope!!! She's still marching off. Make way, chickens!]

[bussounoshima]

[Sharak follows her.]

I went on my own because the person I was seeing is also "Sanzo". It wasn't because of you.

[shadepossessed]

[She whirls around, but some of the fire in her eyes has died down. Just a little.]

Of course it wasn't. It's never about me -- you only think about me when it's about how to keep me out. You're so damn selfish you think you have to take the weight of the world on your own fucking shoulders, even when there are people that want to help you. I told you I'd wait, if I got in a fight. Stop fucking telling me to run and leave you on your own. If my life is your business, then you have to start fucking telling me more shit than "run and get help, maybe, eventually, when I could already be dead"!

[bussounoshima]

I told you more than I did anyone else.

[So there's... that??? Sharak frowns slightly and stares Kainé down.]

You said you didn't mind being my weapon, didn't you? That you wanted me to use you?

[shadepossessed]

[She holds Sharak's gaze for as long as she can, but her instinct to narrow then and look away proves to be stronger than that pettiness.]

That's not using me. Don't try to tell me it is.

[bussounoshima]

You use a weapon when it is appropriate and you don't reveal your arsenal to an enemy before you need to.

[Sharak's voice is calm, measured and stern.]

Tonight it wasn't appropriate to have you by my side. It wasn't even a fight- it was a conversation.

[shadepossessed]

[She bites the inside of her cheek and angrily grinds her toes into the ground. Yes, that was true, and smart, but... Doesn't mean it has to sit well with her.]

A conversation that you could never have returned from.

[bussounoshima]

I didn't think "never" was a very likely scenario.

[Ukoku doesn't seem likely to try to kill her at the moment. Also, she's a badass.]

Come on, it's been a long day. Let's go to bed.

[shadepossessed]

[Her hands clench, release, then clench again.]

...You sleep. I'm gonna walk around a while. Around the temple grounds.

[So not out and about until morning, but...something. She needs to calm down again.]

[bussounoshima]

[Sharak looks at her for a moment but then nods and turns to go back inside.]

Fine. Good night.

[shadepossessed]

[Just before the day switches over into the next, Kainé quietly makes her way inside the temple again. She doesn't know if Sharak's awake, and doesn't have any real intention of finding out, but even though it would minimize noise, she doesn't just go to her usual spot and pass out. Instead, she wanders around until she can deduce where Sharak is, then curls up against a nearby wall.

She'd be there and available if needed. She'd make sure of that now more than ever.]

[bussounoshima]

[Sharak is in her room, having spent most of the night after parting with Kainé struggling to sleep for one reason or another. She's silent when Kainé makes her approach, making a very good show of sleeping peacefully. She lays there, listening to the sound of her shinki's breathing until slowly the tension from her own body starts to vanish.

Finally, as the sun starts to rise, Sharak falls into a peaceful slumber.]