Needs a Favor

[colony_brat]

[Filtered from Hijiri and Written for Once]

Alright, I need someone who knows 'bout magic and stuff. I wanna put a spell into a piece of jewelery and I don't know how. Need someone ta help me or put the spell in it. Actually, I need ta do it twice.

Apparently I need someone who's skilled with enchantments. The long-term, doesn't wear off kinda thing.

[Action]

[Duo's stolen the necklace he gave to Hijiri for Valentine's Day. Hopefully the musician doesn't notice that it's been replaced by a duplicate. Then again, Duo's acting suspicious, sticking close to Hijiri's side since he doesn't have the protection of the necklace and he's hiding his journal.]

(ooc: Also, Nami, is it alright to say that Duo already stole it? I know we were going to do something with that, but Duo needs it for plot. We can say he stole it in the shower while the soap and Duo's hair was distracting?)

Comments

[akumanotrill]

We should give it to him on his birthday or something. So we'd have more reason for him to wear it~

What if their hands were never on me~?

[colony_brat]

I'll have ta check his file again. I don't remember when his birthday is. Might have ta think a some other reason if it's gunna be a long time 'til his birthday.

Then I'd have ta come up with a few other things ta illustrate~ I can be creative~

[akumanotrill]

Hm... another reason... [thinks about it]

But what if they just wanted to be friends ne... I could use some other friends, you know.

[colony_brat]

Don't worry 'bout it. I'll think a somethin' when I have a necklace ta put 'round his neck.

Then I just gotta make sure they don't get any ideas 'bout where they could put their hands. Gotta make sure you're mine~

[akumanotrill]

I'll leave it all to you then~

Not everyone thinks about that all the time like you, Du~o~

[colony_brat]

I'll collar our kitty and make sure he finds his way back to us~

Not so sure 'bout that when they have such a sexy devil leadin' them into temptation~

[akumanotrill]

I don't lead everyone to temptation indiscriminately, Duo~ They have to meet certain standards first~

[colony_brat]

Awww does that make me your special shinigami 'cause ya led me so far down~?

[akumanotrill]

It might~?

[colony_brat]

I think I feel real special then~ My devil wanted ta lead me from the righteous path and into his dark ways~

[akumanotrill]

You'd better feel special~ ♥

[colony_brat]

I do, very special. Now what can I do with ya since I'm stickin' so close to ya today and generally bein' annoying?

[akumanotrill]

Mn... we could start working on that necklace for Ryu?

[colony_brat]

Sure. You wanna divide and conquer? I need ta find where I put that spell and I need ta find some metal ta work and we need a chair or a piece of leather ta put it on.

[akumanotrill]

Sure! I can go get a chair and find some leather.

[colony_brat]

(ooc: That was supposed to be chain, but chair works.)

Great. I'm gunna run off to the shop and then go scrounge for that spell. Think I know where I hid it. [Of course he knows where it is. He kisses Hijiri quickly before turning and heading out of the house.]

[akumanotrill]

((I was wondering about that...))

[kisses back a bit and heads out for the marketplace as well and soon come back with a thin leather strap and a length of chain that he thinks might work with the pendant]

[colony_brat]

[Duo takes a little longer since he was looking for a while. He has to find just the right metal after all. Then he's heading into, believe it or not, Ryuhou's room. Where else was he supposed to hide his research? He comes back after a while with a handful of paper.]

[akumanotrill]

[Hijiri waits for him in the dining room, fiddling with the length of leather and chain he's found.]

All set?

[colony_brat]

Should be. [Duo hands the papers over to Hijiri and takes a seat. he concentrates on the metal and it slowly heats, becoming almost liquid in his hand. He moves and it does become liquid in the cup of his hand. He pants for a moment before it heats more and little flames appear as impurities are burned off of the silver. He lets a breath out and it cools to a workable solid. Then Duo's scarred fingers start the slow process of working the metal into the right shape, smoothing it until the surface is almost a mirror.]

[akumanotrill]

[Hijiri watches, rather amazed that Duo can do all this with bare hands.]

What shape are you planning to make it?

[colony_brat]

[Duo seems really distracted and he's slow in answering.] Circle. Doesn't show love like yours. Different.

[His hands keep moving, making it as perfect as possible as he slowly lets it cool. Then he just kind of slouches back into the chair.]

[akumanotrill]

I see.

... are you alright, Duo?

[colony_brat]

[Duo nods and breathes a little before he looks up at Hijiri. He's still slumped and his hands with the piece of metal are just resting in his lap.] Yeah. Gotta rest and I need some tools 'fore I finish.

[akumanotrill]

What tools do you need? I can go get them for you.