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yourhatred) wrote2013-03-12 10:33 pm
yourhatred) wrote2013-03-12 10:33 pm
twenty-six crows (朱) action/voice - slightly forward dated to wednesday morning
[Itachi wakes with a sharp intake of breath, lungs (new or unused for some time?) greedily taking in air with or without his consent. His pulse is heavy in his ears, the air flowing chill across warm skin. They were the bright, crisp sensations of life that everyone took for granted, and he would have done the same if not for the fact that it was just moments before, or at least what felt like moments before, that he hadn't been alive at all.
He'd been experiencing some semblance of life, certainly, but it had been a pale imitation, his soul tethered to the stolen body of another wrapped up in his physical appearance like so much paper mache. But here, this was truly living again, and for just the briefest of moments the ninja allowed himself to wonder if all of that hadn't been some sort of strange dream.
But then he awakens further, and as he does so it becomes apparent that only one eye is functioning at all. The left eye sees nothing, sight completely taken from it - the price he'd paid to stop their enemy. Not a dream, then. He'd been returned to experience the ressurection technique only to be brought back to Luceti in the end.
He recognizes the feel of this forest. The trees. The sore wings pressed between his back and the ground only cement this realization. And then there's another thought, one that snaps him immediately out of his confused daze.
He doesn't know how long he's been gone.
The ninja rises to his feet unsteadily. He feels heavier, freed and confined all at once, but he'll readjust. His journal is nearby, and he's quick to retrieve it, but he leaves no message at first. He has no way of knowing who's still around, and if Law isn't...
If Law isn't... then he isn't certain a locked post to him won't become unlocked for all to see.
He just wants to be cautious.
So he makes his way slowly towards his home, hoping it still is his home, and that it hasn't been months, even years, in Luceti's time since he was there before.
It's only after he's been at home for some time and has gotten caught up on what little there is to catch up on that he'll make a public message:]
This is Uchiha Itachi. For anyone this may concern, my disappearance was not a permanent one.
((ooc: Feel free to run across him on his way home as well.))
He'd been experiencing some semblance of life, certainly, but it had been a pale imitation, his soul tethered to the stolen body of another wrapped up in his physical appearance like so much paper mache. But here, this was truly living again, and for just the briefest of moments the ninja allowed himself to wonder if all of that hadn't been some sort of strange dream.
But then he awakens further, and as he does so it becomes apparent that only one eye is functioning at all. The left eye sees nothing, sight completely taken from it - the price he'd paid to stop their enemy. Not a dream, then. He'd been returned to experience the ressurection technique only to be brought back to Luceti in the end.
He recognizes the feel of this forest. The trees. The sore wings pressed between his back and the ground only cement this realization. And then there's another thought, one that snaps him immediately out of his confused daze.
He doesn't know how long he's been gone.
The ninja rises to his feet unsteadily. He feels heavier, freed and confined all at once, but he'll readjust. His journal is nearby, and he's quick to retrieve it, but he leaves no message at first. He has no way of knowing who's still around, and if Law isn't...
If Law isn't... then he isn't certain a locked post to him won't become unlocked for all to see.
He just wants to be cautious.
So he makes his way slowly towards his home, hoping it still is his home, and that it hasn't been months, even years, in Luceti's time since he was there before.
It's only after he's been at home for some time and has gotten caught up on what little there is to catch up on that he'll make a public message:]
This is Uchiha Itachi. For anyone this may concern, my disappearance was not a permanent one.
((ooc: Feel free to run across him on his way home as well.))
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[Did you know I was planning on giving you a funeral by myself? You never had one at home. ... not just for you, but for my sake as well. I had to say goodbye... I had to let go somehow...
... I'm so glad I didn't...]
[The tears continue to flow, like a wound lanced and draining. Exhaustion takes hold. The pirate is simply worn out - too much felt, all at once. Too much built up, released all at once.]
... I kept this safe for you.
[Whispering as he pulls back his lips slightly, and entwines his fingers with Itachi's. Then he guides the ninja's fingers to his neck. To the necklace.]
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That isn't as important right now as Law's mental state, however.]
Shhh...
[He entwines his fingers with Law's again.]
Thank you.
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Yaki-ire.
Did he break or was he tempered?
Law reaches inside.
He's still whole, Itachi. Still unbroken where it counts. The rest will heal.
Even if he's not strong now, he will be again.]
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He won't urge the other man to rise, nor will he encourage him to go back to sleep. Once Law is more secure in the knowledge that the ninja won't disappear on him right away again, Itachi has faith that he'll be able to start pulling himself together.]
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Finally he speaks, and it's the same quietly soft, calm tones he normally uses when they talk like this, together.]
I don't know if you've already found out, but you're only missing five days since you left.
[He could have checked the journal before he woke up, or he may have not.]
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[Everything was just a little too much how he'd left it.
He presses a light kiss against the top of Law's head.]
It was longer in my world, but it's hard to say exactly how long. Not too great a span of time.
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[Shifting slightly to look up.]
What do you mean by that?
[You... died. ... didn't you?]
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Would you like me to show you? [One eye spins to red. Just the one.]
Because it can wait.
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What the hell happened?!]
Please... show me.
[Quiet, but firm. He needs to know.]
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Here it was his own revival through the Impure Resurrection technique. His confrontation with Naruto and the words shared between them. His escape and team-up with his brother against Kabuto. And, only because it's Law experiencing it, his ending of the jutsu and final words to his brother.
The he releases the other man again, blinking his eye back to a dull black.]
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And he sees, among other things...
Nagato and Itachi walking through the wood...
The fight. The Susanoo. Naruto. Have faith your friends. You can't do it alone.
... heh. Even though he's watching the events with a silent steady sense of outrage at the violation of Itachi's rest and the use of the dead, he's got to think. Well. There's a lesson Luceti's been teaching him.
Then...
The chase. The fight. Kabuto. The sacrifice.
Izanami.
Sasuke's words. The end.
"You never have to forgive me. No matter what happens to you from here on out, I will always love you."
Itachi... my Itachi...
Scant few seconds have passed in real time and as the genjutsu releases, Law becomes aware of the proper flow. What can he say. I'm sorry? Sorry doesn't cover it and he doubts Itachi's sorry for closure of any kind. I'm going to kill that son of a bitch? They both know that is Law's sentiment, and the pirate already has a grudge against Madara for his role in fucking up Itachi's life through his clan.
No, he's not going to say anything yet. He's going to just be there for Itachi, like the ninja has been there for him. What they both really need.
They're both already close. Law pulls the ninja closer.]
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He rubs slow circles into his partner's back again, letting the other man just absorb everything.]
I am glad. For that, and for my time here, I'm glad.
I'm sorry that you had no warning beforehand.
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[Law just shakes his head a little before lying it back on Itachi's chest.] That's just how it is here. [They both know that. It didn't stop him from grieving or having the most viciously violent 'argument' with a mountain that he's ever had or anything else. But there are certain facts to Luceti romance and that's one of the big ones.] It's a hard thing, but that's what it is.
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[His chin rests lightly against the top of the pirate's head.]
Is it selfish of me to be pleased that I returned here instead?
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[He closes his eyes and continues to listen to Itachi's heartbeat.]
Or if it's selfish, then I'm being equally selfish. I'm happy we have more time together.
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[There's a long, thoughtful pause.]
I think... I'll just lay here for a while. I'm rather tired.
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[Also suddenly drowsy. He'd be perfectly content to stay curled up for a while in a pleasant haze.]
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[He runs a hand through the hair just above Law's neck, not honestly as worried as one might think from the question.]
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Nah. I have the day off and nothing planned. [In which he's not been at the clinic since Itachi's disappearance. People are covering for him so he can have time to himself.] If they need me, they'll call.
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[And that's really all he believes there is to say on the matter. So he falls silent, eyelids drooping.]
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