Mikazuki darts in and out of his dark step, eventually reaching a distance where he stops and launches into the trees around the manor. Midflight he seems to draw Shouhi before he lands on a large branch, and then continues racing through the thick canopy. Naomi still continues after him, albiet flushed, with a determined look in her eyes. She leaps into the branches in pursuit behind Mikazuki. Her branch snaps and she barely manages to maintain her footing and curses. "Tricky, tricky, Mi-chan. I'll get ya soon enough, traps or no traps." She dodges to the side as a loosely hanging branch swings at her, Mikazuki looking over his back with a curious, bemused grin. He races off again and disappears. Naomi shakes her head, "You're not the only warden, Mi-chan. We were both trained together by our father. I know the same tricks you do." She shunpos after him.
Mikazuki rushes across the grounds, Dark-Stepping from shadow to shadow periodically. He gains ground steadily, moving away with quick, long strides. Naomi tails Bella with Saiyoko right behind her and shakes her head, "He's terrible! I'm more athletic than Mikazuki! He was the one who stayed in the family library and records to study, but he could sure outrun me!" Saiyoko nods, "He even beat me. Mikazuki loved games, more like to turn them into more than they are. Dang tactics and strategy."
Mikazuki "Dark Steps" in through the shadows and breaks off running with a big childish grin on his face. He jumps and begins running along the rafters deftly. Saiyoko and Naomi shunpo in moments after Bella enters.
Naomi looks at Saiyoko with a stunned expression. "What just happened?!" Saiyoko just shakes her head. Naomi sits there thinking, "For a split second he smiled just the way he did when we were kids. I know Mikazuki's in there somewhere...we just need a way to bring him back." Naomi falls silent for a few minutes, then turns to Bella. "We need to catch him quick, and we'll need help to do so."
Naomi looks at Bella and thinks. "Maybe...or perhaps Cpt. Mayuri would know?" She turns to Saiyoko, "What about Sensei Shien?" Saiyoko shakes her head, "Musashi's headed into the World of the Living today; it's his shift." Naomi curses under her breath, but then takes a deep breath. She turns to Mikazuki and smiles, "Don't go anywhere, brother. We don't wanna lose you again, Mi-chan." Mikazuki's expression goes blank for a moment, then a big grin spreads across his face like a child's. He flips over Naomi, tapping her head midflip, and disappears into a shadow with a quick, "You're it." Naomi huffs with surprise. "Mikazuki?!"
Mikazuki looks confused as he stares at Naomi with a confused expression. "I've no idea whatsoever." Naomi pouts and looks helplessly at Mikazuki. "Come on, you're kidding...right? You haven't forgotten me have you?" Mikazuki shakes his head, "No, I don't. Nor did I recognize the other woman from yesterday." Naomi bites her lip and holds back tears. "But you're my brother! My twin brother! How could you ever forget me?!" Mikazuki shrugs with pursed lips. Naomi shudders and grabs him and shakes him. "What do you mean you don't know?! I've spent these last ten years searching for you, and the one place I find you is the last place you were seen before your last mission! And along the way you just so happen to forget your family?!" Mikazuki just flounders loosely in Naomi's grasp absorbing this. After a while Naomi gets tired and gives up, and Mikazuki sits on the ground thinking. After a few moments he looks up at Naomi, "And the other girl?" Naomi throws her hands up, "She's our cousin, Mikazuki. Our ONLY family." Mikazuki just sits silently and takes this all in.
Mikazuki enters wearily, but stays in the shadows. He mutters to Shouhi, obviously irratated. "Who the hell were those two?" He waits for the blade's reply. "Of course I noticed she looked like me! But it doesn't make sense! What should we do?" He listens carefully, his look becoming puzzled and then precarious. "Are you serious? She tackled me out of nowhere! I don't think we should risk it." He listens again to Shouhi. "Fine, fine, you've got a point. I'll stay..." His eyes focus on the door and Naomi enters. "Speak. Of. The. Devil." Naomi sees him and a smile, obviously wanting to surge forward, but contains herself and steadily walks over to him.
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