Arcana XXIV

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

*Who lives close enough to the volcano to get their home wrecked? Minato does, that's who! Which is why he and his dog are currently sitting atop a small trunk a safe distance away from his as-of-now surrounded by lava home.*

Well, Koro-chan... It looks like we need to find a new place to stay... Do you think the inn allows pets?

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[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Minato!

[ huffpuff, runs to! ]

Are you okay?

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

Eh, Haru-san? I'm perfectly fine. Just a little disappointed that I couldn't get more out of there...

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[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

I was worried when I saw that volcano erupting.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

[ CLING ]

Don't ever worry me like that again, Minato-kuuun!

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

--whoa! I'll, ah... Do my best not to...

Though there's not much I can do to stop the worry regarding a natural disaster.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

I guess.

[ slowly releasing ]

Well, hey~! If you need a bed to crash in, mine is compleeeetely open~

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

Ah, well... Would you be okay with Koro-chan staying as well? *The tiny dog tilts his head at you curiously from Minato's lap.*

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't mind at all.

I didn't know you had a puppy. [ patpats Koro-chan on the head. ]

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

Don't let his size fool you, he's actually a full grown dog. *Koromaru letting out a 'arf!' of approval at being pat'd*

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Haha, still a puppy to me. Has he met that other one? The white one with the funny markings?

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

Well... a lot of people always call dogs puppy, no matter how big they get. *Pausing to pet him a bit more* Mm, he has. They played for a while the one time I ran into her.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Aw! So cute!

Maybe they can make cute little babies so more people can have puppies here. Then agaaaaain, I suppose there's plenty of them in the wild. [ Talking about the dingoes. He clearly fails taxonomy. ]

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

Er... I... Don't think she was that interested in Koro-chan... And Haru-san, those aren't exactly the safest dogs for adoption.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they are pretty vicious. Especially that one I ripped to shreds that time.

[ nonchalant shrug ]

I'll show you to my place.

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

*... so violent*

Mm, please, lead the way. *putting Koromaru down, standing himself up and shifting on over to drag the trunk behind him.*

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

[ walking! ]

It's nothing too big, so I hope you don't mind being cozy~

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

That's fine. I appreciate you letting me stay with you at all, so I can't complain about space.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Well really, it's my pleasure.

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

*how can he make that sound so ominous*

Aha... You're really generous, Haru-san.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

[ JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE ASLEEP, MINATO. ]

We're here! Welcome to la casa de Haru. It was actually Mugen's. I tried to sneak into bed with him one night, and realized he was gone so I just decided to stay here.

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

*you wouldn't do anything with Koromaru in the room, right*

Heh... That's an interesting way to acquire a place of your own.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

[ Please. Exhibition is my specialty. ]

Well. I was pretty disappointed.

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

*Welp, I'm boned.*

Ah, so you two were friends?

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[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Nope, he hated me!

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

But he reminded me of someone I liked a lot back home...so it was nice to have him here.

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

... I'm sorry to hear that. Whether he was fond of you or not, having someone leave who you liked is always hard.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, yeah!

Has anything like that happened to you, Minato-kun?

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

Mm... A lot of my classmates from back home have all come and gone. I'm the only one left now.

[quarterlynx.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

But at least you got to meet Emichan?

[arcanatastic.livejournal.com]

There's no need to apologize.

... mm. That's right, and it's not like I'm alone. I still have Koromaru. *who barks in confirmation*