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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 21
Alexis slowly unbraided her hair as she watched Kisuke fidget restlessly, his gaze never staying on anything for very long; she didn’t quite understand what had made him uncomfortable this time — though Erich undressing in front of them seemed to be a part of it — but she needed to find a way to …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 20
“Well, that meeting went better than expected,” Kisuke said as soon as the… servants? Probably servants… filed out of the room and closed the door behind them; while he appreciated the thought behind bringing in a larger bed and a large tub for them to wash up in, he wished it wasn’t so obvious that …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 19
Seigmar leaned back in his chair and swirled the dregs of his tea around, pretending to be interested in the motion while he subtly watched Eris lead Erich, Alexis, and Urahara from the room. (Though he supposed he should call him ‘Kisuke’ now, given Erich’s intention to marry the man.) “Well, that was an interesting …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 18
Erich followed his father into the man’s office, mouth dry and stomach a knot of tension; this was the moment where everything could go wrong, where he could be found out as a liar and— He honestly didn’t know how his father would react, either to discovering the lie as a lie or believing it; …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 17
Kisuke gazed up at the tall palisade surrounding the Quincy compound, mind oddly blank in the face of Erich’s old guild; thoughts-worries-plans buzzed away in the back of his mind where Benihime’s presence lingered, but… nothing concrete, nothing he could put into words. (Just like those first, crushing months after he’d been banished.) (So much …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 16
“Dinner, loves!” Alexis announced as she ducked into her tent, holding a bowl of soup in one hand and using the other to keep the flap up so that Briar could follow her in with the other two bowls. “Put the research aside for five minutes and get some food into you,” she said in …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 15
Kisuke dismounted with a groan, pleased that they were done moving for the day; he was used to being the one setting the pace, not being the one having to keep pace, and he definitely felt the difference. He’d have liked more opportunities to take notes about the handful of battles they couldn’t avoid, but… …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 14
“Ready to go?” Erich asked Ura— Kisuke as the man stepped into the courtyard with a pack in one hand and his regular sword strapped to his waist. “And meet my fate? Absolutely,” Kisuke replied with a teasing grin as he meandered closer, sharp eyes taking the chaos of the courtyard in. “I simply cannot …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 13
Kisuke leaned against the window of his office and watched the organized chaos that the courtyard had turned into the moment the sun crested the horizon. Alexis’ hunting party was as impressive as ever, going about their tasks as if they’d always been without the magic and enhancements granted by blastia, and it made him… …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 12
Alexis cleared her throat and rubbed a hand over her face, trying to catch her breath after her fit of laughter had finally passed. She felt… better. Less tightly wound and more settled now that she’d seen evidence of Urahara— of Kisuke’s clear interest in both helping them and in getting closer to Erich. Even …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 11
Alexis arched an eyebrow as Erich casually slid a door open and leaned in without knocking, adding another tally to her count of things Erich was comfortable doing around Urahara that he normally wouldn’t be. “Urahara,” Erich said in greeting, then stepped a bit to the side as Urahara appeared in the doorway. “Have some …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 10
Alexis smoothed her hand down Erich’s chest, enjoying the chance to simply relax and cuddle instead of having to immediately separate once more. She was certainly looking forward to the day when they didn’t have responsibilities to separate guilds, which… was going to come soon, one way or another. Speaking of… “You know, Benihime approached …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 9
Noise in the courtyard below drew Erich from his desk and over to the window, curiosity and boredom overriding his need to finish the last of the paperwork before he had to leave Urahara’s guild for good. From what he’d read, they weren’t expecting anyone — no missions had come in, no supplies were due …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 8
“I need to take my party and head to Candy Shop. They don’t have the manpower to provide Erich an escort back,” Alexis announced the minute she strode into Seigmar’s office and had his attention. Erich’s father fixed her with a familiar, considering look, one she often saw on Erich’s face whenever he suspected her …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 7
Alexis pulled herself up into a familiar, ancient tree and began to climb, pausing only long enough to check that Benihime was following her. They needed a quiet, secluded place to talk if she was right about Benihime’s reason for showing up, and she knew just the place. “Interesting place to talk,” Benihime murmured as …
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