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[temperm]

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Gau Meguro 

Father:
Mother: Dahlia Hawthorne ( coreopsideae )
Sibling: Minatsuki Tamaki ( medacium )

Voicemail
(555) 587-8423

"Hello, this is Gau Meguro! I'm sorry that I can't answer you right now, so please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can!"


Beep!

 

Earned inventory:

-- Salary from the Agito, working as a waiter/staff from November 10th 2013 onward
-- Regain coupon, gained from the sticker event
-- Regain coupon + $1200, gained from being on island 11 for the castaway event.
--Receipt for $200 + banner with COMPLETE FAILURE on it from paintball event

--$200 receipt + t-shirt that reads I SURVIVED DARE-PALOOZA AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID T-SHIRT from dare event

Comments

[temperm]

Raikou-san?!

[That didn't sound right, far from it- Gau could tell as much even in this frantic state.]

I'm... I think I'm in the hospital!

[raikou314]

[ Gau is dead after all. What else could it be?

Raikou-san... It's kind of hard to hear that. It makes his heart ache.

There probably are tears, his breathing sounds a bit elaborate, if distracted.

And yet, the last line manages to quiet him completely. For a long period of time. Until finally he'll ask carefully:]

... Hospital? You're...

[ Could he be so lucky? Twice. ]

You're a-alive.

WOW i missed this notif sorry

[temperm]

Yes, yes I'm alive!

[It sounds like he's convincing himself more than anything, but concern for Raikou is at an all time high- his care for the man makes it easier to ignore his rapid breathing, pounding heart and shaking hands when Raikou-san needed help.]

Please, I... I need to see you! Raikou-san, I-I need to know you're alright! I-

[He has to cut himself off, to breathe, but he's ready to launch off again in a moment's notice.]

[raikou314]

[ It's quiet for a moment. Raikou tries to talk himself some sense. Gau is alive. Or is he? Heh. Maybe he's finally lost it.

But could he really leave it to that? It doesn't really matter if he's imagining all this or not. He'll have to go to the hospital.

He draws in a slow breath. ]

Stay there.

[ And the phone goes click after that.

It won't take long for Raikou to breeze through the house and into the car that he probably ruins on the way to the hospital. What are a few crashes on the way? At least he's fast.

In the hospital itself, it probably takes quite awhile to find his way to Gau as he's not prone to ask anyone, just rush his way through rooms to find a certain head of dark, flippy hair and...

Shiragamon hangs by his side, gripped tightly in his hand when he finally stands at the doorway to the room where Gau is in. He's out of breath and looks terrible, but never mind that. Never mind the twisted fear that is patterned all over his face as he just stands there, swallowing back something quite desperate that wants to slip out of his throat. ]

[temperm]

[He was hanging onto Raikou's every word, and though the command was obeyed- even when Badou prompted him to leave, to start moving- he wished that Raikou would keep talking, keep proving that he was alive and alright.

It felt like hours. The pain in his nose throbbed, his heart still beat like he was running a marathon, and a thin layer of sweat covered his body, but he sat waiting for Raikou patiently, desperately.

The moment he saw pink hair in the doorway he was jumping off the bed, ignoring all hesitations, and running towards the man who had Gau's heart in his throat.]

Raikou-san!

[He didn't wait for Raikou to initiate it, or even to respond to the call. Gau was wrapping Raikou in his arms, pulling him close. Even if he was the one just back from the brink of death, even if Raikou was the one with the sword, Gau wanted to keep Raikou close and safe in his arms.]

[raikou314]

[ Raikou doesn't recognize Gau's distress as worry, but rather as unraveling fear. He wraps his arms around Gau's shoulders and pulls him tight against himself, holding him tightly with both arms, fingers curling into the folds of Gau's clothes. The sword is pressed against Gau's spine, providing Raikou with more leverage.

He's not going to say anything for now, just breathe hotly against Gau's scalp, nose buried into the raven hair of the smaller of them. If he's crying, it's because he was scared out of his mind the whole way to here and while looking for Gau in the hospital. Scared that it would be just some tasteless joke. ]

[temperm]

[Perhaps it was fear mixed with that relief and worry, with how his hyperventilating breaths slowed and his heart began to slow it's thumpthumps against his ribcage.]

Raikou-san I... [His hands clench further into the fabricRaikou's coat.] I'm so sorry...!

[Sorry for betraying his protection and walking into a dangerous situation. Sorry that he had caused him a week's worth of horrible distress. Sorry that he almost invited Raikou into that danger, and sorry that he fell into the darkness that so many people, Raikou included, had pulled him from.]

[raikou314]

[ Raikou squeezes Gau even tighter. One hand rising up to that flippy hair to palm it absentmindedly. It's a clumsy gesture of comfort and show of worry, or tries to be at least... ]

Shut up, [ he rasps out with harsh voice, throaty and broken from emotion. ] Don't ever apologize. I am the one who should apologize, Gau... I'm... I'm sorry. Words can't... [ Words can't describe how sorry he is and there is just nothing to say that would make it better. He fucked up, again. ]

[temperm]

It's not your fault, Raikou-san!

[Despite the order, Gau keeps talking. Remaining silent was the last thing he would do, time and again, when Raikou's stability was at stake. Quite contrary to shutting up, Gau's words flow out at a mile per minute, with no sign of stopping.]

I walked into that situation willingly. Without checking to make sure it was safe, I... I almost invited you to it.

[At just the thought of what could have been, that death grip to Raikou's shirt clenches tighter.]

I almost put you in the same danger!

[He lets out a breath, a shaky, tear-backed one, if only out of necessity.]

The fault lies completely with that man who committed the crime!

[raikou314]

You couldn't know, [ Raikou says softly. His tears have dried up but his breathing is still a bit elaborate. Gau on the other hand seems shaky and from the way his frame trembles Raikou can tell that he's crying. A reason enough to squeeze him again. ]

It was a man? [ Whoever they are, if Raikou ever finds out, he's going to kill them. No questions asked. ]

[temperm]

...Yes, it was a man. He was taller than you, and heavier, with long white hair and facial hair. He-

[Gau swallows hard because the crushing pressure to his throat comes back, and for a moment it's hard to push those shaky breaths out, but he had to, had to for Raikou's sake.]

He hit me over the head, and before I knew it... He was holding me down. I remember seeing his face over me. His hands were around my neck and over my mouth and I don't remember-

[Another sharp breath cuts him off, but underlying his shaking words is an strong current of determination.

Anything for Raikou, and for justice to come to this.]

[raikou314]

[ Raikou isn't privy to Gau's thoughts, never has been, and never will be. He doesn't understand the devotion the boy has for him. Not even now. He could never assume that this was for his benefit. To him, it's just Gau recollecting the hurtful situation that will make Raikou's eyes well up again.

There's anger somewhere there, beneath all this, but for now, he's more focused on Gau, on Gau alive than the person who did this to him. Give him a day and it'll change.

His fingers brush through raven hair, calming and continuous motion that seems to be a half automated. But while he speaks, mouth against Gau's brow, he lays a few gentle kisses on the boy's forehead. ] It's over now. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.

[temperm]

...No, Raikou-san, I have to talk about it.

[It was just as much an affirmation to Raikou as it was to himself. Gau worked better when he had a plan, and now that he had sorted his thoughts out enough in Raikou's safety to come to a conclusion, he would work around this Plan. Just having it made his voice grow stronger.

He felt the kisses, reassuring and kind kisses, against his forehead, but he almost brushed them off as he looked up into Raikou's eyes rather than his shoulders, his growing determination clear in his own gaze.]

If I want justice for me, or for the other victims, I must give as much evidence as I can to help bring that man to punishment for his crimes!