The state and being of a thunderbolt (Natsume thread)

[Midnight Sun]

"Ugh, goodnight Kurumi," Natsume said, just leaving it at that. As she slowly marched up the stairs she pulled out the polished gemstone Ami had given her. She still could not believe that it had no apparent value, it certainly looked more beautiful than any diamond she'd seen. "Man, I really wish relationships weren't so complicated...."

Then again, soap operas tended to have happy endings...right?

[Anastasia]

You can hope...

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OOC - Okay, you're paused pending on how Ami resolves. I fyou want to do anything before going to bed, do so, otherwise post going to sleep and any last thought sfor Natsume.

[Midnight Sun]

Natsume walks into her room, carefully removes the red kimono, slips on some nightwear, and flops onto the bed in exhaustion.

'Haah, at least its over,' she thinks. 'Now I can look back on this and laugh.'

She reaches underneath her pillow and draws out the lightsaber device Ami granted her not to long ago. She had not used it since the incident at the mall, but it looked like she was going to have to if she was going to put the gem Ami gave her to any kind of use.

"Let's see, she said remove the top and replace the diamond," she recalls. "Sounds easy enough..."

As instructed she unscrews (?) the top of the beam saber, quickly revealing the diamond focus set in the center. It only takes a few seconds to replace that with the new gem that was given to her and then rescrew the top back on.

"She said it would improve the blade strength, I suppose I'll have to test it out at some point," she mutters as she stairs at the old gem. "Whatever, sleep first, cutting practice later."

She slides the techno weapon back underneath her pillow, switches off the light, and quickly drifts off into dreamland.

[Anastasia]

Mmmmm...

"Natsume-chan," Kurumi's voice penetrates your slumber like an unwelcome case of head lice, niggling and gnawing away at your restful state. "Natsume! Phone! You have someone calling you at 4 in the morning!" From outside your room her voice carries well enough, so that you stir. Damn.

[Midnight Sun]

"Four...in the morning..." Natsume snarls as she slowly drags herself out of bed.  "Whoever it is must be really anxious to die..."

She staggers over to and opens her bedroom door. Her eyes are barely open, and theres a sway to her that is usually associated with drunkards and addicts....

"Who is it?" she asks flatly.

[Anastasia]

"Natsume, it's Artemis," the cat says into the other line. "I'm sorry to wake you up in the middle of the night, but..."

[Midnight Sun]

"Eh? Artemis?" Natsume says. If she recalled correctly, he was the transforming white cat. "What is it? What's wrong?"

[Anastasia]

"There...there has been an incident with Ami," he explains. "She wants to see you for support." His voice isn't happy, sad and worried if anything.

[Midnight Sun]

"I...incident?" she repeats, not liking the tone of Artemis's voice at all. "W...what happened? What's going on?"

[Anastasia]

"Celcia," is Artemis' reply. "Celcia and Ami...Ami's going to be okay, we think, but she could use familiar faces for comfort."

[Midnight Sun]

"Her again, isn't she supposed to be sealed?" Natsume asks, more to herself than Artemis. "A...alright, I'll head over there right now!"

She is mere seconds from hanging up the phone before she is struck by a bolt of logic...

"Errr...where exactly are you?"

[Anastasia]

He half sighs. "I'll meet you at the front entrance of Mugen Academy. I'll explain more from there."

[Midnight Sun]

"Right! Mugen Academy!" she confirms before tossing the phone to Kurumi and scrambling to find something to wear. "Four in the morning and I'm already this active. Well, if its for Ami I can deal with it but..."

She throws on a sweater and jeans and bolts out of the door before Kurumi can even ask what's going on.

[Anastasia]

Kurumi's startled questions of "Where are you going, Natsume-chan," fall on deaf ears as you race out. It's bloody cold tonight, colder than it was this morning. The chill hanging in the air tries your body, but it's a trial you can win as you head to Mugen.

By the time you reach it on foot, the first rays of golden dawn are paining the horizon, peeking out from behind the gigantically tall edifice of Mugen Academy. The main entrance is a long set of stairs going upward, past a new fountain and various side paths that wind around the building to parking lots, other doors, etc. Sitting on the fountain is Artemis, his human form bundled up tightly against the cold. "Here, Natsume," he calls as you approach, gesturing for you.

[Midnight Sun]

"I r-ran h-here a-as f-f-fast as I c-c-could," Natsume explains as she shivers noticeably from the cold. Her habit of rushing headlong into freezing weather was beginning to annoy her. "W-w-where is A-a-ami?"