Everlasting (Open)

Seigi let out a gentle sigh of relief as he walked through the doors of the study, setting his backpack by the door, closing it gently behind him in case anyone was sleeping. He had meant to try and get back to Kumogakure during the day, but the mountain pass through the Takoyaiba Mountains was especially dangerous these days and Seigi took his time passing safely. Kicking his sandals off, he wondered if Shimiko was in the building. He had spent the last month on a mission in the Land of Grass, looking for a surgeon who was rumored to be in the area, but Seigi had zero luck in finding him. He knew that Shimiko would have a new lead for him, but he didn't mind waiting until tomorrow to ask her.

After putting his things away and resting for a moment, Seigi slowly made his way to Shimiko Tower's bath house, knowing he probably didn't smell the best after hiking all day. Seigi wasn't sure how the Chinoike Clan could afford it, but they didn't pull any punches when putting the bath in, and Seigi made sure to take advantage of it every chance he could, often soaking for hours after missions, the warm waters soothing his muscles and achey bones. He was young, but his body had paid a hefty price for his years as a shinobi. Taking off his long black robes, Seigi would catch a glimpse of himself in a nearby mirror, taking in the dark circles beneath his eye. Seigi looked different than he did when he first came here, letting his hair grow long, his white hair now creeping down his back and the sides of his face, his bangs covering his missing right eye, hiding the eye patch underneath. He was lean and tone, his body light yet powerful once more, carved by war and constant training. Shimiko was a tough teacher, but she knew battle and Seigi paid attention to that, doing his best to adhere to his younger sister's teachings. Scars littered Seigi's flesh, stories from both his former life and current, fused into one body. His fingers moved to a large scar that covered most of his chest, reaching down into his abdomen, from where Tatsuya's blade had met his skin almost five years ago, complimenting the new ones he received from The First Shinobi World War.

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He could barely sleep that night. Ever since the war, Seigi had trouble sleeping, often tossing and turning, his mind racing at all hours of the night. After abandoning Konoha, Seigi had aligned himself with Kumogakure, but only in secret, officially taking the mantle of Missing-nin once more. This gave Seigi more freedom to do as he wished, able to work outside of the village's jurisdiction. He was careful not to abuse this, especially as he had the face of a dead kage, but he was careful to hide his identity. After about a couple hours of tossing, Seigi got up, redressed himself, and silently made his way into the night, looking for something to quench his thirst. Kumogakure's nightlife was always bustling, especially since the end of the war, and many bars often stayed open until the sun came up. Seigi had a particular bar he liked to frequent, Kobyashi Maru. It wasn't far from Shimiko Tower, kept his cup full, and had just enough energy that it felt alive, but he didn't have to yell over people. Tonight was just the same. As he entered the bar, he heard a cheer from a small party in the back that looked much more lively than what this bar could offer them, but as long as they were having fun, Seigi figured it didn't really matter. Approaching the bar, he would wave to the bartender.

"Sei-chan, where ya been buddy?" Inosuke would say, throwing a towel over his shoulder. "We thought we might of lost ya there for a second. What will it be? Shouten's Sake?" He would say, his sentences fast, each one blending into the next, not giving Seigi a moment to reply, a jar and cup of warm Sake placed in front of him before he could reply.

"You know me too well, Insosuke." Seigi would say, then yelling out the traditional cheers, before downing the cup of Sake in one quick gulp. He would gaze around the bar, looking for familiar faces, feeling oddly chatty tonight. He would look to Inosuke, smiling a toothy grin. "That Sake works quick, huh?"

It had been a long while since Shimiko had visited a bar. Many ninja had taken to drowning their sorrows in wine and grain alcohol since the First Shinobi World War. Occasionally the streets were lined up with veterans who had become district drunks. The pains and trauma of the war were too much for some to bear. Fortunately, Shimiko had her family to lean on in tough times such as this. Yui and Yua were older and much bigger now, a fact that she still couldn't accept. She had sworn to Jashin she'd never be like her mother and tie them to her apron strings and although she was much better than Celestia, the margin was far thinner than she'd like. This was especially true when it came to Yua. Out of the twins he had always been the weaker one. He was easily frightened, small, and rather timid. Yui was the natural leader of the two and thus Shimiko knew it was incumbent upon him to make sure he was safe. Over the course of three years, the boy had grown from five feet soaking wet to six feet or even taller. He towered over Shimiko and was rather jacked to boot. With his change in appearance came a change in confidence. Yua Chinoike had become quite the player much to Shimiko's chagrin.

Yui for her part had grown taller and more beautiful. Unlike Yua she had always been more on the assertive and independent side. The two were fully fledged Jounin at this point having proven themselves in the War. Shimiko had always been younger than them but just by looking you could absolutely never tell. Nowadays it was apparent that they were all roughly the same age. Shimiko also felt comfortable hanging out with her adopted kids as though they were friends. More specifically, going out to bars and such. She had a little one of her own at home. A kid that she had birthed from her own womb and that had changed her perspective on things. Yui and Yua would always be her first set of kids but she had adopted them while they were much older. Even with their mental regression, they were not blank slates. Having a child of her own to raise and care for from scratch was scary. Scary enough to cause her to set aside her shinobi career. She was normally at home taking care of her daughter, but tonight she wanted to take the twins for a night out on the town. To that effect, she had painfully left her daughter in the care of her grandmother while Yui and Yua went for a fun bar crawl.

Shimiko walked in between her twins with a smile on her face. She hadn't changed much over the past three years. A bit more scratches here, a bit more aches there but for the most part she was the same. The major difference between Shimiko of then and Shimiko of now was the fact that she wore her hair down more frequently. She didn't mind her pigtails it was just that they represented a previous time for her, a time that had long passed. She wasn't old but she didn't feel young enough to really wear them. That and the pigtails had belonged to an active duty ninja of Kumogakure, given her imminent retirement she couldn't really call herself that same shinobi. Yet Shimiko sans the pigtails was still Shimiko and tonight wasn't about being depressed about the past. It was about celebrating peace and the future. She stretched and threw an arm around Yui and Yua each as she walked in the center of them.

"Yaaaaaaaaah" she sarcastically complained. "I can't believe I'm going on a bar crawl with you guys. It feels like only yesterday you were just like little kids. Now you're both so grown. That must mean I'm getting old, now I know how Nariko-sensei must have felt"

Shimiko had heard of a good bar named Kobyashi Maru and it wasn't long before they arrived at their destination. The Honey Badger opened the door and entered the bar. The second she came in, a round of applause and cheers rocked the establishment.

Oh right, she was a war hero now.

Whistles, hollers, and claps rocked the bar as the crowd toasted to the health of Kumogakure's infamous Queen of Close Quarters Combat. There were of course at least a few Jashinists in the room and they all bowed in Yui and Yua's direction. They were paying homage to the new Lord and Lady Superior of the Orthodox Church of Jashin. Shimiko smiled and waved. She shook a few hands until she spied her older brother Seigi who was chilling with a group of his friends. She was normally a bit tired of all the fanfare but seeing him super-charged her energy levels.

"Seigi! Seigi! Seigi!" she screamed as she ran over to him and hugged him. He probably was having a night out on the town. It was normally super cringe to be seen hanging out with your older brother in a bar but given how awesome they both were she was sure she could bring a few rules here and there. Hopefully the Twins wouldn't be too jealous, they knew how Shimiko tended to shower Seigi with attention and affection when they were out and about.

Yui and Yua woke up with a girl April in their bed, it was someone Yua had brought home the night before and Yui and Yua both had some fun with her. Still, Yui sighed, she was the leader of the church and he was becoming the world's biggest playboy, this was the ninth girl in the last four months, he never kept a relationship and dropped girls faster than anyone she had ever seen. She would sit up as she would cover herself with one of the blankets and walk to the window starring outside. She now lived inside the church and was in the nicest room inside the church, she could see over the entire city as she heard a knock on the room door she would sigh.

She had to change her church but now this was a job, she had to have meetings every morning and had to do paperwork all the time, she knew why Nariko wanted to quit being Kage. She would move over to Yua and shake him as he would awaken and yawn before stepping out of bed and answering the door totally nude. The poor maid covered her eyes as she gave the message the pair was needed for the morning meetings. He would nod and close the door, as April woke up he would begin to chat with her in his playboy way with her getting dressed and being lead out of the room through the church's secret entrance.

"Sis I don't feel like going to that meeting its so boring, so sis raincheck I am gonna head out."

Yui scowled at him as sighed, he always did this leaving to not be at the meeting leaving Yui to deal with all the work of the church. He would leap out the window as Yui would yell at him to remind him they had a meeting with Shimiko at a bar tonight.

Yui would head downstairs and move to the meeting room now dressed in her new garbs she often wore. She would take a seat at the head of the table as the various priests and people wanting different things added to church policy. She would always listen carefully and if she denied ideas she would give a very thorough and understandable reason for not accepting it.

She would sigh after the days work and begin to prepare to head to the bar, she would be wearing a skin-tight short red skirt and a white blouse. She made her way to the location she was to meet Shimiko at. She would arrive at the same time as Yua did, with him of course kissing some girl and wishing her the best. They would go inside and have Shimiko quickly wrap her arms around the pair. Yua was so tall now and he looked like a man, he even dressed up for the situation, he had on a white tux with a red bowtie looking extremely classy and well like a playboy.

They would head inside the bar to many cheers as people seemed to really like Shimiko making a smile cross the twin's faces. They knew she hated that sort of attention so she was most likely embarrassed. The twins also got bows from the Jashinists in the room, she was the superior leader of the church now and things had changed for the better in the religion and how the church was accepted. When they saw Shimiko rush off and hug Seigi a hint of bloodlust would fill the air. To the twins, Shimiko was their family but they had to accept this was her real brother but it did not mean they liked him getting attention.

The twins would go over to the bar and order a round of drinks for everyone, they would begin to drink and smile and were happy to be around Shimiko again.

"Shimiko you need to talk to Yua he's become such a playboy, he has had nine girlfriends in four months it's ridiculous."

Yua would laugh and hug his sister from behind giving her a light kiss on her cheek. He would move in front of her taking a seat on the stool next to his sister and smile at her grinning widely.

"I know you want me all for yourself sister but we are related by blood so sadly even if you are attractive I have no interest in you. Now Shimiko, she would be a fun time I could rock her world."

Yui would slap Yua across the face only causing him to smile more, he liked pain so really smacking him only made him happy as she would sigh. He had become so disgusting, but he was her brother she could never hate him no matter how he had changed.

Seigi heard cheers from around the room, turning his head to see what all the commotion was about, when he saw it was actually Shimiko and the twins. Everyone in the bar seemed to love Shimiko, no doubt for her actions in the war. She was a bonafide war hero now, and it seemed to follow her everywhere. Seigi would ask Inosuke for a couple more sake cups, pouring a quick cup and lifting it in the air to cheer on his sister, only to quickly swallow it, slamming the cup down. Shimiko ran up to him, screaming his name, hugging him before he could reply, damn near knocking him out of his seat. Hugging her back, he would pull away to grin at her and the twins.

"Shi-chan! And Yua and Yui? I didn't think you liked to drink." He would exclaim, his spirits lifted higher by both the arrival of family, as well as the two sake shots. "I stopped by the tower, but nobody was home, so I went out. Please, sit!" He would say, motioning for them to sit at the bar with him. He would pour each of them another sake shot, passing them down quickly. Seigi had a passing thought that if he ever wanted to settle down and quit being a shinobi, then perhaps being a bartender would be in his best interest, but quickly dismissed it, because... well, he knew better. Seigi would lift up his cup, moving it toward the center of the group.

"To Shimiko and to Kumogakure's best Sake." Seigi would say, before quickly downing the shot. Once they were all finished, assuming they drank as well, Seigi would set his cup back down, now finally feeling a warm buzz.
"The Land of Grass was a dead end." Seigi would say, clearing his throat. "Searched high and low, but their medical forces were all but destroyed in war, so it's back to the drawing board."

Shimiko had noticed how Yua had changed over the years and not necessarily for the better. Her baby was now a man grown. Everything about him had changed: the tall build, the dapper suit, the way he interacted with women. Yua wasn't even afraid of pain anymore, he relished it. Shimiko had always swore to herself that she'd never turn out like her own mother. Constantly nagging, criticizing, and threatening her for making choices that were her own to make. She vowed to give the Twins all of the freedom that she had missed out on as a young genin. They would be able to choose their own path and she'd stick by them no matter what. Regardless of how turbulent the situation was, she always made sure to communicate her love for them. Unfortunately, Yua was testing the limits of her patience. She never approved of his choice in girlfriends as she believed that they were at least partially responsible for corrupting his innocent nature. The neverending parade of floozies he brought around her never lasted more than a couple of months and that was being generous.

Shimiko had tried to restrain herself when it came to dealing with the jezebels, but every now and again she couldn't help but chase one of them off. Yui lamented that that her brother had only gotten worse over the years to which Yua made a bawdy joke. Shimiko immediately grew incensed and started striking him in the back of the head repeatedly for his insolence.

"You *Smack* Do *Smack* Not *Hit* Talk *Slap* To *Pow* Your *Slap* Mother *Bam* That WAY!" Shimiko was one of the most lethal shinobi in the world but fortunately for Yua it wasn't because of her brute strength. Her sweet baby boy had gone from a timid young child that feared violence to a straight up masochist. "And don't give me that look young man! If me hitting you made you happy then maybe you won't be so happy when I tell everyone in this bar a few embarrssing stories from when you were a wee wittle won"  she joked. The peanut gallery in the bar gave an "Oooooooh" but then quickly shut their traps when they remembered who she was speaking to. The Lord and Lady Superiors might not take kindly to being the butt of some jokes. They wouldn't harm her but Yua might take his shame out on them and they'd be powerless to stop him.

Shimiko turned back to her brother and smiled. The Twins had gotten better in some respects and worse in others. On one hand, they were now totally independent and (mostly) functioning adults. On the other hand, they (especially Yua) knew how to get into all sorts of trouble now. She gave an exasperated sigh.

"I normally don't. But then the War happened, and then this one" she grabbed Yua by his hair and yanked him over to Seigi. "is constantly driving me to drink with all his nonsense" She shook his head vigorously before releasing his hair. "I'm sorry I missed you Seigi, I had to take Désirée to the sitter."

Désirée Nariko Chinoike was Shimiko's first natural born child. Her daughter was just shy of a year old and she had been such a ray of joy for Shimiko that the woman was willing to give up her career to raise her. Part of what went so wrong between Shimiko and her own mother was that she didn't feel like Celestia truly understood her. Shimiko swore the same wouldn't be true for her Désirée. She told her husband Valen point blank that she wouldn't let a rift grow between her and the baby. In order for her to keep that promise, she had to go from an active duty shinobi to a semi-retired one. Most of her days were now  spent training the next generation of ninja, tending to Chinoike Clan matters, and above all else, spending time with her sweet Désirée.

She'd take up Seigi on his invitation to sit and plop down on a stool next to him. The Twins had taught her that being a mother was hard work. It was an A-Rank Mission to raise teenagers, newborns however, were easily S-Ranked. Shimiko accepted the cup of Sake poured for her and blushed as her big brother proposed a toast to her and the best alcohol the city had to offer. She raised her cup and downed the shot. She let out a heavy sigh and shook her head as the substance hit her stomach. It was like a grenade going off. Once it had detonated, her inhibitions were obliterated. However, her senses were not dulled enough to miss what he had said.

The Land of Grass could not help them.

She swallowed not wanting to reckon with the dreadful possibility that she might lose her brother again. No....No... They were running out of options. She replied in a low tone so that only he could hear. "We'll figure something out. I have an appointment with a specialist tommorrow, maybe she can point us in the right direction"

Yui was so happy to be drinking with Shimiko as the comments of her brother made her face turn a  shade of red before she bashed him in the head several times, of course, Shimiko also did so. Yua seemed to smile at the attacks causing her to sigh, her brother had changed so much he used to wear dresses and now he was like this.

"Now, now ladies save that for the bedroom."

As he finished his words Shimiko had yanked his ear, he would make a owe sound but he seemed to like it as she said she would say embarrassing stories he would simply smile. Sure he wore dresses and things in the past, but some girls found that even hotter he was such a Bishu that most would think it was amazing to find it out. So he would tell the bar for her.

"EVERYONE I just want to let you know I used to wear dresses and be a cry baby, not that I think you care when you are as attractive as I am it only adds appeal."

He would smile toward Shimiko as a few people laughed before they felt the killing intent from Yui, they knew better than to mess with the demon of Kumo. She was not a person you wanted mad and her power was nothing to scoff at. She would suddenly smile tapping her brother on the shoulder as he would show his guitar case and pull it out. People began to get very excited the twins were putting on a live show.

"EVERYONE get ready for a treat today we are going to play some songs for you, let us heal your roarrrrrrrrrr."

The bar began to howl loudly as it was about to get very loud inside the bar, the twins had an insane skill of controlling the masses part of why they lead the Jashin church so well. Yui would begin to clear her throat and drink some warm water to smooth her throat as she prepared to sing. Her brother would begin to rift his guitar as Yui would begin to belt out her words, the crowd began to go wild, the pair had won over most of the bar as it got extremely loud inside.

The twins seemed to be lost in their own world, swaying the bar with their music, but the conversation between Shimiko and Seigi was of a darker tone. With them on the stage and all attention on them, Seigi's cheerful brow shifted into one of worry and exhaustion. "We'll figure it out..." Suddenly, inspiration struck.

"What about the Blood Prison?" Seigi would ask Shimiko. "Their staff was less than ideal, but they would maybe hold an answer we need." Seigi would say, shifting in his seat. He would begin to pour himself a shot, then Shimiko. "Or we could potentially check out Kirigakure." He would suggest, hoping his sister would approve. Whether or not if she did, he would probably head there next anyways. Kirigakure took some pretty bad hits in the war, but still persisted. He admired their tenacity, at least. Taking the cups, he would drink again, not waiting for Shimiko this time, wiping his lips on the back of his wrist.

"I imagine after the Blood Prison fell, they would have still continued their clandestine work, most likely appealing to the criminal underworld that took advantage of the war... Though, I doubt Grass has a viable market" Seigi would say, his eyes lost in his planning state again, before stopping suddenly. Taking a deep breath, he would shake his head.

"...Disregard all that. We can talk more about it tomorrow. Maybe your specialist will have good news." He would abuptly say. He didn't want to admit it, but he was a little scared.

Yui had joined in on the barrage against her brother but it was futile. Yua was as raunchy as ever. Shimiko's threat about exposing his past also rang hollow. Yua employed the oldest defense in the book when faced with blackmail. He took ownership of his misdeeds and confessed it aloud so that it could not be used to harm him. He smiled at her as if to gloat over his victory and Shimiko smiled back and shook her head.

There was no winning with this one. He had gone from being...well, a cross-dressing crybaby to a stud that cared little for what people said about him. Of course, those traits along with his hunky form made him irresistible to women. It was a never ending cycle of confidence boosting operating like some kind of perpetual motion machine. She guessed that she should be thankful he turned out this way. At least now he had the strength to rely on himself and not just her and Yui.

Ever the stars, the twins went on stage and began to perform a song for the bar's patrons. The crowd went absolutely wild as Yui and Yua raised the energy level of the establishment to a new order of magnitude. Shimiko smiled to let them know she approved of how far they had come. They used to be so shy and unsure of themselves, and now they practically had more charisma than she did. It was truly a wonderful thing to see.

I think I did good...I think I raised them right....

She turned her attention back to the subject of Seigi's situation.

He mentioned a few new places they could look into. The Blood Prison made her shudder. She was sure that all of the research and development they had been working on prior to the jailbreak did not just evaporate into thin air. Kirigakure might also have their hands on a cure of some sort. She was about to reply when he said that they should just scratch all of that for the time being. She reluctunatly nodded not sure what to say. She wanted to reassure him and tell him that everything was going to be okay. But they were both experienced ANBU at this point. Reassurance would be a hollow getsure as they both knew an uncertain situation when they saw one.

Fuck it!

Shimiko downed the drink Seigi had poured for her and turned to him.

"I don't know how we're going to beat this thing. But we'll beat it. I know it in my heart. Good news or bad, we'll never stop trying. We're not the sort to just give up" she smiled at him doing her best to keep his spirits high.

The twins continued to sing bringing all the bars attention to them, they knew Shimiko and her brother needed to talk and the fewer ears on them the better. They attracted all the attention to themselves with Yui getting a bi9t to much as a man would grab her leg and begin to rub it up and down before she would kick him right in the face breaking his nose. A smile would cross her face as she licked her lips with the man being carried off, he may disappear after his actions.

After a bit more singing they would finally stop with the bar in good spirits and make their way over to the pair. Yui would smile with some sweat showing, after all, she was putting on a show and it was pretty warm inside the building.

"So, you guys catch up enough yet, I think the bar is well distracted now because of us so what's the plan to cure him. We are medical shinobi but we also need to know how to treat this issue. Once you know how to cure it we just need to learn the technique to heal you, so let us work on finding out who and where to get the information from."

They would wait for some answers before Yua got distracted by an attractive female with him giving a wink and moving over to her. Not more than five minutes later he headed toward the bathroom with her as Yui would sigh, he was such a degenerate now. She was glad he opened up and showed his true self but she also hated his true self.

Shimiko, Yua, and Yui all were here to help. He would let a small smile escape his lips, one that was genuine. At least he had family, a feeling that to him, would be truly everlasting. Nodding to all of them, he would hold up a thumbs up.

"I think with all of us, I'll come out on top." He would say, before finishing off the bottle of sake. He would move to stand up, swaying a little bit, placing his hand on the bar to steady himself. Giggling a bit, he would place the sake bottle down, letting go of the bar. "Let's get out of here while they're distracted. I'm not sure we'll get another chance." Seigi said to the group. It sounded like he was giving commands in a battle, a bad habit he didn't know how to break. To Seigi, the war never ended.
Thanking and paying the bartender, Seigi would make his way outside of the bar, waiting for his group to follow. There was more he wanted to talk to Shimiko about, but the bar wasn't the place. T

The night air was cold on Seigi's face, colder than it was before, causing the hairs on Seigi's neck to creep up. His gaze rose up, searching the streets. They were empty now, the only sounds Seigi heard was of the bar behind him. Everything else felt eerie and.... wrong somehow. Seigi would pinch his fingernail into his finger, drawing blood and pain.
"Not a genjutsu..." Seigi would mutter to himself, looking around. Looking back to the bar, Seigi would freeze. It was now empty and closed. The lights were off and nobody was home. Footsteps echoed through the street, grabbing Seigi's attention, shifting to look with his hand moving to his hip to draw his sword, forgetting that he had left it at home.
"You're a hard man to find, Seigi." The voice called out to him. A single eye in the mist glowed vibrantly, a doujutsu he hadn't seen in years.

The Parallel Fuuingan.

"K-Kira?" Seigi would call out to the voice, stunned. The voice would laugh, echoing out into the night, before turning around and walking into the mist, disappearing. Returning to reality, Seigi would breath in, realizing he hadn't been breathing the entire time. He was still alone in the alleyway, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Shimiko kept her eye on the show and threw a smile her Twins' way. They had developed into quite the rock stars. The fool that had tried to grope her daughter would indeed disappear. It was only a question of whether Shimiko's people got to them first or Yui's. It was like a little race to see who could make him suffer.

After the splendid show was finished, Yui walked over and joined the conversation. As a medical expert Shimiko trusted the twins to give valuable input on the situation. Unfortunately, Yua's attention span didn't last long enough to brief them on the latest developments. A groupie caught his eye and he left to go meet her in the bathroom.

Shimiko looked at Yui as if to say: Really?

"He's getting out of hand. Do I need to stage an intervention?" a family member was dying of a serious disease and he was too busy chasing poon to help. If she was in a worse mood than she was in she'd barge into the bathroom and beat him silly, masochism or no masochism he couldn't get off if she fractured his weenie. She put a hand on Seigi's shoulder.

"That's the spirit!" she said in response. He stood up and she could already tell that he was a bit tipsy for the drink. She had another round for herself and one for Yui as well if she so desired. The group would then exit the bar and head out into the cool night air. Shimiko looked to Yui

"Thanks for distraction back there Yui. When I was a kid I always wanted to be acknowledged as the best killer in the country. A celebrity assassin......but it does get annoying after awhile. You two put on a great show, I was almost going to start dancing"

Shimiko would start jerking her hips and arms awkwardly. It was probably the cringiest thing in the world. Shimiko was one of the worst dancers in history. Despite having the coordination of a Goddess, she simply could not move her body in time with a beat. She was even worse without music. She'd continue her strange and embarrassing movements until Yui stopped her.

"Hehe, sorry about that..." the alcohol was giving her a false sense of confidence. She sobered up and turned to see Seigi looking lost as if he was in an illusion. She reached out and tapped him on the shoulder to make sure he was okay. He had had quite a bit to drink so he might be a tad out of it.

"Hey Seigi....you alright?" she inquired.

The pair seemed to be having a good conversation as Yui could only sigh, her brother was nothing but trouble but of course she loved him with all her heart. He had grown into a man, though not the type of man she had hoped he would become. She took this as him getting his years of regressed behavior out, when Shimiko asked if she needed to stop him Yui would simply shake her head no. After watching Shimikos failure of a dance before Yui stopped this terrible action Yua would return and laugh at Shimiko.

He was covered in sweat and reeked of a certain scent she knew well, she could only shake her head as it appears they were leaving. As they would all leave Yui would bow to the bar as they would all cheer her on, the three would step outside and begin to travel. Suddenly Seigi would stop dead in his tracks, he seemed like he was seeing a ghost. Yui's eyes would glow bright red as she looked around, but she felt no chakra, no threat, or even a killing intent. She would calm herself once more, he had been dead before, mate this was a side effect of coming back from the dead. The reaper would appear and haunt you, torment you and make you suffer as you were his stolen prize.

"Seigi... are you here... I... Shimiko something is wrong, he is really pale like he's seen a ghost but there is no one around us. I feel no killing intent nearby or even chakra and even the beast inside me says there is nothing around."

Yui would move close to him looking at his eyes, it did appear he was seeing something at least in his mind, the way he breathed the way his eyes dilated and his change of breath. She had no clue what he was seeing but whatever or whoever it was effected Seigi.

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".... really pale like he's seen a ghost but there is no one around us. I feel no killing intent nearby or even chakra and even the beast inside me says there is nothing around."

Seigi shook his head, turning to look at the twins, then Shimiko, breathing deeply. "I'm fine." He would hurriedly assure them, despite his complexion and heartbeat remaining the same. "I think I just had too much sake, is all." Seigi would say, putting on a fake smile and catching his breath.
"I just... could have sworn I just saw my old sensei.." He would reveal, not wishing to worry them or keep secrets. Could Kira have followed him here? It was improbable, but if there was anyone who COULD follow him, it would be Kira Takoyaiba, or as he had come to call himself before Seigi lost contact with him and the rest of Kiritensei, "Big Boss". If Kira truly was here, he would no doubt seek Seigi out when he was alone.

"I didn't mean to worry you." He would say to Shimiko, then bowing slightly to Yui. "I apologize." He would say, rising from his bow. "It would probably help if I got some sleep. I'm going to head back to the tower." Taking a few steps away from them, he would breathe in the cold night air, stopping once more.

"Training tomorrow, 7am, don't forget!" He would yell to Shimiko, damn well knowing that he was the one who often forgot, and it was Shimiko who was training him.

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Shimiko was too worried about Seigi to chastize Yua. She looked on as he appeared to be staring into space and when Yui vocalized her concern, Shimiko called out his name "Seigi!" The man eventually came to and said that it was the sake but Shimiko knew better. This business about him seeing his old sensei was troubling. Seigi had always been prone to reminiscing and the effects of trans-dimensional travel were still unknown but this was one a whole different level. It was as if he was in some kind of trance. He brushed off the incident and apologized for spooking them. Shimiko tried to give a reassuring smile when he decided to call it a night.

"Tomorrow at 7!" she called out in repetition. There was an unmistakable touch of concern in her voice. There was no use going after him and fussing over him. He wasn't her kid and she knew that if she showed too much concern he'd only withdraw further out of fear of scaring those closest to him. She would leave the incident be for now but she'd be sure to tell the doctor about this. Whether he liked it or not, it could be a sign of deterioration. This meant their timetable was moving faster. A cure had to be found and it had to be found soon. She wasn't going to bother him but that didn't mean she could enjoy her evening.

She turned to the twins.

"I'm worried about him...he's been sick lately and I don't know if there's any cure. I think the specialist might have some answers but.....I don't know. Sorry guys, I'm not in much a mood to party anyways. We'll do this again some time"

She'd give Yui and Yua each a hug and a kiss. But with Yua, she'd grab him by his collar and look in his eyes.

"And you! Lay off the bathroom sex. You're going to catch something that not even your sister can cure. Don't come crying to me when your dick rots off"

She didn't like to use that kind of foul language but it couldn't be helped. It was the only language Yua seemed to undersand these days. She bid her farewells and turned in for the night.

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