yourhatred | twenty-eight crows (朱) joint voice (backdated to the 19th)

[The journal clicks on. What follows is a view of House 22’s kitchen and Itachi and Law seated at the kitchen table with the book propped up to capture them both in the camera.

All the arrangements have been pretty much been made. They’ve gone over the ceremony with Konan. Spoken with Rei about using the shrine. Spoken with Sasuke and Mikoto. Delivered wedding invitations to: Gai, Elizabeth (Bioshock), Mia, Luke Skywalker, Katara, Masaomi, Shikamaru, Albert, Raine, Ino, Naruto, Minato, Kushina, Sakura, Kakashi, and Sheena. Now it’s down to the final details such as this. And speaking with Rin regarding using Seventh Heaven for the reception.]

Good morning, Luceti. Itachi and I have a bit of an announcement to make.

[That's a pause, and Itachi realizes he's supposed to continue. He clears his throat, feeling slightly awkward addressing the village about this despite all their preparations. He's not embarrassed, not in the least, but this is merely a courtesy. Plenty here won't even know who he is.]

I am Uchiha Itachi. [A polite bow of the head.] A few days from now, Trafalgar Law and I are going to be wed.

It will not be a large ceremony. We did not wish to involve half the village.

Just the closest people to us. [Itachi isn’t the only person feeling slightly awkward. Journal announcements have never been a favorite activity of Law either.] Though we did want everyone to know the good news. Thank you.

[Filtered 100% to Rin]

We were wondering if it would be alright with you if we host our wedding reception at Seventh Heaven on January 24th? Please let us know if you have any objections to this.

((Replies may come from either Itachi or Law, or both.))

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Oh? How fortunate for us.

[The ninja hadn't even considered that it might be otherwise.]

[There's something of a smile-smirk at this end and a smothered snort.]

We'll count our blessings, trust us. [Pirate here. Some misbehavior's expected.]

Thank Elizabeth for keeping me in line-- she's managed to tame me at least partway. I guess it comes with the territory.

["The territory" being a committed relationship.]

Things seems to be going well with the two of you. I'm glad.

[Even if he knows neither as well as Law does.]

What can I say? You two were an inspiration. One more little push in the right direction.

Besides, I wasn't about to let Law beat me in everything.

You say it like it's a competition. [Light and amused teasing. Gai, love is not a race.]

You say it like it's not.

[But he's joking, and he knows that Law knows it too.]

[For his part, Itachi just shakes his head good-naturedly at their banter.]

[Absolutely. Partner, you know what happens when you put Gai and Law together.

Let the bantering continue.]

Probably because we've both won when it comes to love.

No arguments there. I think we've got every right to brag about our good luck.

Heh. Come to think, when are you and Elizabeth going to announce your own do?

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Haven't decided yet. I'm not sure how many people who would care don't already know, anyway. We haven't exactly been trying to keep it a secret.

[Aside from Shu, but there are... reasons for that.]

Yeah, I hear you. [Siiiiiince that was basically Itachi and his situation. Sans Shu.] Still, I would suggest sooner than later, knowing this place.

[Wait too long and you risked losing people you wanted there. Law had learned this the hard way. There was no one left from his own world that was on good enough terms to invite.

No one really left from his own world, altogether, but Law preferred not to think about that period.]

There are some people I need to break it to delicately.

[He won't go into any further detail than that; hopefully Law can guess at what he means. He's pretty sure that Law and Shu have spoken by now, after all. And knowing Shu... yeah, he thinks Law will know what he's talking about.]

Aa...

[Says it all, doesn't it? Yes, Law knows exactly who Gai is talking about.]

Making a public announcement isn't the best way to go about doing that.

[Unless he really wants Shu throwing a tantrum over the journals... which he doesn't.]

In this case... no. I agree.

[Ugh, now he's remembering that little incident where he was perfectly willing to hide a body from.

... Law thinks Itachi and himself were lucky that their difficult person to break the news to was Sasuke. Shu would have been worse.]

He's not going to take it well no matter what way I decide to do it. The best I can hope for is that he won't turn it into a public spectacle.

... maybe it would be best if his journal is conveniently misplaced before you tell him then. [... because, seas, yes that could be a disaster.] Give him a little time to simmer down before it gets back in his hands and he's able to hit the network again.

[Because the journals always return to their owners. Always.]

It wouldn't be a stretch to have it disappear under his bed for a few days.

[Not that it would ACTUALLY be under his bed, but still. You know what he means by that, Law.]

[Oh yes, he does.]

If his room looks like I think it does? [Teasing, but Shu's always struck him as a typical teenager in that way.] It's probably something that's a bit due.

[If only. Shu is actually something of a neat freak.]

Not really, but it could be arranged. He could always kick it by accident.

[Really? Wow... he would have never have guessed.]

Mmmhmm. [Nodding] Or accidentally drop it and it goes tumbling to places unseen.

And I suppose there wouldn't be any convenient teleportation involved in this?

[He remembers that lovely little Valentine's Day gift from last year, Law.]

Of course not. I mean, I'll be no where nearby when this does happen and my abilities are no by means that precise.

You know what an awful thief I am, Gai.

[Let's do this, bro.]

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