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@DreamerArtist 2 years ago

Kito has had trouble sleeping for little over a week now, and he has just stopped sleeping altogether and seems to wonder the halls, tired yet alert. As if someone will attack him at any moment, now that he's been here a while and it seems his past is coming to haunt him. He refuses to talk to most that ask him if he's alright and when someone does he changes the subject or briskly walks away. Well now the poor thing has collapsed in the middle of one of the hallways. No one has really touched him either other than kicking him aside so that he is against the wall.

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Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

* Isabella is walking down the corridor with an armful of alchemy books when she sees Kito. The Aevum is a bit of a mystery to her. He keeps himself to himself and she hasn't really encountered him since ((bother, I've just remembered the beanstalk wasn't canon. Well, since wherever she did meet him in this timeline)).*

Kito? Are you all right?

* It was always possible here that a lodger might be lying on the hallway floor on purpose for some peculiar reason, but... no, surely not like that. Hurrying towards Kito, she knelt down to get a better look.*

((I assume he's a human rather than a wolf?))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

(Yep Human.)

Kito seemed to be passed out on the floor and he appeared to be unresponsive to her call so he was in a deep sleep. Which is unusual for him, normally he slept lightly being awoken by any unordinary sound.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

* Isabella frowns.* Are you just asleep? *She shakes him gently by the shoulder.* Come on, you can't sleep here.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"No, I didn't to sleep here," Kito said. "I just blacked out."

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Isabella is relieved to hear him answer her, but he doesn't sound very all right, though the strange mask hiding his face gives little away. "Are you not well? Do you want any help getting back to your room, or wherever?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"No, no," Kito said starting to stand but falling back down.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Come on," Isabella said, watching this, "there's no point saying you don't need any help if you do. Lean on me if you need to. I'm tougher than I look," she smiles. "Has this happened before?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"No," Kito said, but he stubbornly tried to stand back up and this time succeeded. "This hasn't happened before."

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago • edited

Isabella refrains from saying "well done".

"But other things have?"

((Darn Kito, he doesn't give you any encouragement. It'd take a Lewis to get him to admit what the problem is, and I don't think they know each other, do they? Anyway, he's out of town, and ANYWAY, doesn't matter where he is since I'm not playing him. We soldier on. Isabella and I aren't beaten yet. :-D ))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

(He's tired as heck so he's a little more open.)

"Yes," Kito said looking at her looking exhausted.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago • edited

"Want to talk about it?" She watches Kito "Have you not been sleeping either?" She shakes her head with a half smile, "It seems like that goes for half the Society."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"No I haven't been sleeping, I haven't been at all for at least a week now," Kito said tiredly and sighing, eyes closing.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

A week! That is bad. Have you any idea why? ...come on, don't fall asleep again.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Yes, I've been doing it on purpose," Kito said.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Kito's tone says more than his words. "But not on purpose on purpose?" Isabella surmises. "Are you afraid of something or someone, or are you having bad dreams?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

"Purpose, and my sleep has been plagued by nightmares," Kito said looking away.

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Wizardblizzard  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago • edited

"Nightmares," Isabella repeated. "Well," she said briskly, "that's no good, is it? Do you think there's anything I can do to help?"

((Sorry to be slow. You see, I can't think of anything interesting to say so I put it off in case I do think of something, and don't post until the last minute before going to bed, usually having after all still not thought of anything interesting or that seems to get us very far.))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago

(I understand and that's fine.)

"I honestly don't know," Kito replied looking at her, "I don't know if anyone truly can."

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Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Griffin had trouble sleeping as well, and had decided to have a midnight snack. Slipping on his dressing gown, he stared down at his invisible hands. Such an odd feeling.

Going through the hallways, Griffin stumbled upon Kito, who was lying on the floor. By stumbled, he rather tripped on him. Getting himself up, Griffin had the very pleasing temptation to run, considering what he did to the wolf; but perhaps he could finally make amends, or at least some form of amendment.

"Oi, lupine, you alright?" Griffin asked, shaking Kito's shoulder.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

Kito groaned and opened his eyes some. He wasnt fully aware of who was talking to him. He couldn't see very well and he only could partially see and was still groggy. "Hmm?" He asked drifting in and out if sleep.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Griffin was very tempted to kick him. He rolled his eyes, and violently shook Kito's shoulder.

"Wake up, imbecile!" Griffin shouted, echoed by the long hallway.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Kito shot up fully awake and once his brain registered who was shaking him he whipped out his knife snarling. His eyes locked on to him like a hawk. He stood glaring at Griffin.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Griffin flinched back, crumpling to the floor and pushing himself away from Kito's knife.

"Whoa, whoa... Hold the dirk, boy." Griffin responded. Only a few seconds to disrobe and I can get away safely and unseen.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Kito was breathing heavily as he glared at Griffin, "What were going to do? Kill me?" He asked, he seemed frantic and most of exhausted. Although his eyes didn't show it, his body language did. His knife was held tightly as if he was gripping it for dear life.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Look, you infantile lupine; if I were to kill you, why would I have woken you up? A good cut to the throat in your sleep is how I would do it." Griffin answered.

"Not that I was planning to!" Griffin quickly added.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago • edited

Kito adjusted his hold on his knife realizing he was right, "What were you planning then?" He asked suspicion heavy in his voice. He was glaring at him ready to bolt if needed.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Nothing. Just trying to see why you were lying in the middle of the hallway. In the middle of the night."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"I was?" Kito asked blinking and looking around. He cursed and groaned, he luckily didn't have the nightmares but he had to be careful.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Yes, you were. Lucky the lights were on. If someone tripped on you in the dark they could've broken their neck."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Luckily no one was injured," Kito said sitting back against the wall and sliding down. He looked tired, his knife slid out of his hand. His hair was disheveled.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Griffin didn't pity him. Nor did he anyone. Nevertheless, he held out an invisible hand to help him up.

"My generosity extends so far, lupine."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Im surprised you have any," Kito said glaring at him and he took his hand and willed him self to stand.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Griffin quickly let go of him, wiping his gripped hand on his gown. Well, if he's not hostile I don't see why he shouldn't see my face.

Griffin took a tin from his pocket, and began applying white paint to his face as he did many times before. "So, why were you lying there? Hangover?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"What's a hangover?" Kito asked. "And no, just haven't slept." It was his sleep deprived mind that was even making him open to even Griffin against his better judgement.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"It's a... Nevermind." Griffin remarked. "Well, not sleeping isn't a very good idea, is it? Don't you have some hovel of your own?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Why I am not sleeping is none of your concern Griffin," Kito said glaring at him. "Yes I do have a place to sleep, there is a proper reason."

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Finishing his paint, Griffin raised his brow, as if to say; "Do tell".

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Kito sighed, "Nightmares about the war," he said quietly glaring at the floor.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

What war?

"Right... Well, that's... nice." Griffin flustered. "Just... don't lie on the floor again, alright? Who knows what will happen?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"It wasn't by choice I black out!" Kito snapped glaring at him.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Just, just... Sleep!" Griffin snapped.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"And see the deaths of all I ever cared about at the hands of you humans?! I'd rather not!" Kito yelled.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Well then just stay awake! Or join all those you cared abou- ... -t." Griffin trailed off, realising his mistake. "Aheheh... ah..."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Kito growled turning away from Griffin, "Don't you dare talk about things you don't understand. And if you want me dead then kill me."

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"I do want you dead. You really injured me that night, and... But I don't see the point. Don't even know your name, for that matter."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

"Kito Latro," Kito growled and turned in to a wolf, barked directly at Griffin and he looked like he was about to walk away.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Griffin repeated the name. Very odd name. Very odd boy. But who am I to judge?

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

Kito ran off away from Griffin, feeling more exhausted than he had earlier.

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Dr. H. Griffin  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Good riddance. Griffin walked back, his thoughts serving a good midnight snack.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Dr. H. Griffin • 2 years ago

(The end.)

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Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited

((I don't believe our characters have met yet! :) ))

Alice had snuck quietly down the hallways for a snack, and was just returning when she saw a man lying in the hallway. Cautiously she approached him, hoping he wasn't some intruder or one of the Society's more dangerous residents..

((I'm assuming he's in wolf form but do correct me if I'm wrong!))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(He's in human form.)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

((I'm so sorry about that! It should be fixed now.))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(Okay.)

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito was out, passed out from exhaustion. He wasn't even aware of her approaching him.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

She quietly and carefully came up besides him. Now staring down at the sleeping person she took note of his odd appearance. It wasn't unusual to see unusual dress (case and point being her own outfit) but his was certainly one of the stranger ones around the building.

"Hello?" Alice called out softly.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito didn't stir or even acknowledge she spoke to him.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Hello?" She tried again a little louder.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito groaned and shifted in his sleep.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

At least he's alive. She thought bending down towards the man and gently placing a hand upon his shoulder.

"Hello? Sir?" Alice repeated a bit louder.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Hmm?" Kito said gorggily trying to wake up.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Sir?" She continued happy to see her efforts working, "Sir? You're lying in a hallway."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I am?" Kito asked and then cursed at himself. "I'm sorry," he said.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"It's okay." She stood offering him a hand, "Do we need to call you a cab?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"No? I live here, I life in the greenhouse." Kito said shocked that she would say such a thing.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Oh!" She blinked a few times in surprise. Not only did this stranger live in the Society but he lived in the greenhouse "I hadn't seen you around here before so I just assumed...." Her voice trailed off as she abandoned the thought.

"I take it you're a new lodger then! It's nice to meet you!" She left her hand out for him to use for assistance standing and hopefully a handshake afterwards.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"No I have been here for almost a year," Kito said fully standing and he looked at her extended hand and remembered a lesson from Lewis and took it. He was exhausted but still remembered all the lessons on human formality he learned.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Oh!" The girl exclaimed again her eyes widening. Almost a whole year! She really needed to get around the Society more. She took his hand and shook it, "Well hello then!"

After a few seconds she released the masked man's hand and hesitated a question sitting awkwardly on her tongue.

"Why do you sleep in the greenhouse?" Alice asked, perplexed by this thought.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"It's the only place I feel truly at home," Kito responded letting go of her hand after they shook. He answered calmly, she didn't seem like she would harm him. "It's the only place that's comfortable."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Are you sure?" She raised an eyebrow skeptically, "As I did just find you sleeping contently in the hallway."

Things weren't adding up. A strange masked man (new lodger) asleep in a hallway when he claims that the greenhouse was the most comfortable place for him. All and all this was very peculiar.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito sighed, "if you need proof I've been here talk to Griffin and Lewis," he said. "I didn't choose to sleep here, I black out from exhaustion."

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Alice rather not talk to Lewis as they didn't have a good rapport yet she did need to talk to Griffin, especially after his stunt at Mz. Hyde's birthday party. (Alice was able to deduce the invisible man's name via the grape vine but she had yet to realize that there were two Griffins wandering about the Society and Kito was speaking of a different version than she had met).

"You blacked out?" she asked pushing confirmation matter to the side.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Yes, I haven't been sleeping due to... nightmares," Kito said, too tired to be reserved.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Nightmares?" This certainly was not where Alice was expecting Kito to go. She didn't think a greenhouse would be that comfortable to sleep in, in the first place leading to exhaustion but....nightmares?

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito nodded and he sat back down on to the floor, exhaustion sneaking up on him.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

The girl's eyes tracked the figure as he slumped back to the floor.

"What are you doing?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I just need to sit down a moment," He said sounding tired.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Ohnonono!" Alice took a step forward urging the stranger to his feet, "Not in the middle of the hallway, this late at night!"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito then turned in to a wolf and stood up, to make sure he didn't slump to the ground. He turned and motioned for her to follow.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Alice did not follow though. Instead she stood in the center of the corridor and stared at the large wolf sauntering away.

"....puppy..." She eked out through her surprise.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito looked back when he didn't hear her and sighed and went back to his patch of grass and collapsed. Where his nightmares awaited him.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

((Is that an end or do we continue because I'm good with either! :) ))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(I wouldn't mind continueing.)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

((Okay! :D I wasn't sure if that was an ending comment or not but thank you! ))

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

(No problem!)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

After a few moments Alice's shock wears off and she bolts after the canine.

"WAIT! WAIT!!" She shouts sprinting through the halls and onto the grass in the greenhouse.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito was jolted awake with a cry and he changed back panting. "NOOO!" He cried tears in his eyes and he was breathing heavily.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

Alice skidded to a stop, once again shaken not only by the man's sudden shift in form but also by his alarm. The fellow had fallen asleep in only a minute or two by Alice's guess, he really was exhausted. Also in that short time span he had gone from human to massive wolf and back to human. She wasn't even going to try counting the sudden mood shifts as well.

"W-What happened?" The girl hesitantly asked from quite a few feet away from where the man was.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"Where are they?" Kito asked sounding frantic and terrified. "Where are they?" He asked panicked. He seemed to be amazing as well as he stared at her, breathing heavily.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Where are who?" She asked quietly, eyes wide. Alice was very confused now, had she missed something in the minutes before?

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito looked around, "I-I am at the society ." He said realizing.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

"Yes...." Alice confirmed her brow furrowed.

What was she missing--the nightmares! The masked man had been having nightmares and he had just fallen asleep!

"You were having a nightmare." She told him, plopping down on the floor, "You're in the Society."

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

Kito groaned sitting back, he had been avoiding this place for this reason and he had fallen asleep. He couldn't succumb to the fear and torture the nightmares brought.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Miss-Dreamerkat • 2 years ago

After a bit of silence, allowing the werewolf (she still wasn't 100% sure on this) to regain his bearings, the girl proposed an idea.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Hyde without a Jekyll • 2 years ago

"I see no other way, I have tried avoiding it and it's just lead me here," Kito said grimly.

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Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago

Dr. Weir hadn't been heard from in over a week.

Upon his return to the Society, Lewis was surprised to find Kito asleep in one of the halls. Recalling the saying about letting sleeping dogs lie, Weir let Latro do just that.

But when Lewis chanced by later, only to find Kito in the midst of a nightmare, he decided it would be remiss of him not to wake the High Wolf.

"Kito," he called, voice low in pitch and moderate in volume.

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Miss-Dreamerkat  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited

Kito didn't respond, too lost in his dream. However he did hear a voice calling him but he just thought it was those he cared for dying. It was a strange sight to see, someone so fierce and prideful in a small ball looking so weak whimpering and quietly.

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