[Kaede goes to Remi's room. Remi's still there. Katie isn't.] * Kaede walks in the room and takes a look at Remi. He takes a step in and then stops himself, blowing out his breath and giving a rap on the door with his knuckle. * Remi gives Kaede a surprised look. She quickly rubs her reddened eyes with the back of her good hand. * Kaede doesn't quite look at Remi when he talks. He does put his hands in his pocket as he looks at the room almost anywhere but Remi. "..hey." Hi... I didn't think you were gonna come. * Kaede sighs and looks ashamed as he walks in the room, still not looking at Remi. "I wasn't..." .... Oh. Remi... I'm sorry. * Remi doesn't say anything to that. If it weren't for me...you'd still--you'd still... * Kaede doesn't notice he's wandered up to her bedside, but he's still not looking at her. That... I just wish we killed that guy, is all. I don't know...if we did or not. * Kaede rubs the back of his head. "I must have passed out...what exactly happened?" What do you mean? * Kaede rubs his head. "He should be...dead. Why isn't he dead?" I... don't remember. * Remi rubs her head. "I couldn't tell what was happening. I'm not even sure when I got here. All I could concentrate on was.. was..." She shudders and grabs her bandaged hand. * Kaede sighs and mutters under his breath. "If I'd gotten there sooner...if we'd been able to take him down...if...if they didn't know kidnapping you'd be a way to get to me...damn it." * Remi shakes her head. "I shouldn't have gotten caught." You shouldn't have even been a target, Okui-san. And for that... * Remi looks down. * Kaede turns his head aside. "I'll understand it if you never forgive me." * Remi looks up again, suddenly. "What?" * Kaede doesn't answer that. He's looking down all of the sudden. Seems rather down on himself. I don't... know what else you could've done, though. Thanks for coming to save me. * Kaede grits his teeth and clenches his hand. "It's not just that. You shouldn't have needed saving. The only reason they came after you is they're cowards who can't go after us directly." And...I don't even know WHY they're doing it. We've done nothing to them! Nothing! ( Except beat them up :P ) * Remi shakes her head. "I don't know." (Self-defense ;P) * Kaede sighs and deflates a little. "I know you don't. I'm just sorry you had to be involved in all of this. And...I couldn't live with myself if I didn't say it..." Thanks. * Kaede nods and turns around, finally looking at her. "Remi?" What? * Kaede just kneels by her bedside and puts his arms around her shoulders, giving her a hug silently. * Remi blushes. "K-Kaede! What are you doing?!" * Kaede lets go and stands back up, adjusting his glasses. He looks a bit confused by her reaction and turns his head away. "Just...take care of yourself. And get out of here fast...alright?" Umm.... I'll try? That's all I ask. Okay. * Kaede looks at her with the side of his vision before walking slowly towards the door and out to go to the meeting place. * Remi calls. "Hey, wait!" * Kaede stops and looks over his shoulder. "Hmm?" You just got here! You don't have to go already. * Kaede looks up, then looks back. "Well...I'm kind of in a hurry.." For what? * Kaede bites his lip but isn't sure quite how to say it. * Kaede sighs and turns around. "A couple minutes." He pulls up a chair by her bedside. Why? What else do you have to do besides stay here with a girl who lost her hand? * Kaede sighs and rubs his forehead. "Figure out what to do so none of this happens again..." Well, we can talk about that here. * Kaede frowns slightly. "I suppose. But I wanted to go over it with everyone..." * Remi looks down. "... I guess I'm not a part of 'everyone'." No..it's not that, it's just... * Kaede sighs and rubs the back of his head, looking down, speaking softly. "You don't make this easy, do you Remi..?" Make WHAT easy? I just...I wish you'd stop assuming the worst. What AM I to you, Kaede? * Kaede looks up at that and gives her a shocked look. "Huh?" Just what I said? Whatever I am, I'm obviously not a part of "everyone." What are you to me? What are you saying? * Kaede grits his teeth. "Dammit, Remi. I didn't mean that at all!" Then what DID you mean? I, uh... * Kaede rubs his forehead. "Look, Remi. You told us before that you didn't want to know anything unless you were sure and could just act on it right?" Well... yeah, but I never wanted my hand chopped off, either. So you're willing to go along with trying to figure this out? Because...we're not really sure ourselves... I don't know... but why should I have to be an outsider, just because I don't want to know things like that? * Kaede sighs and slumps in the chair. "And really...the more people, the better. I didn't mean to imply anything..it's just..it's just the two of us here." * Kaede speaks softly. "...no one thinks of you as an outsider but yourself, Remi." So you say. But you were about to walk out that door. * Kaede rubs his forehead. "Because I'm not sure what just the two of us can accomplish. I'm not really sure myself, are you?" What do we need to 'accomplish'?! Why can't we just sit here and talk? ... * Kaede looks down for a little bit, then at Remi, and starts chuckling. Before long it's a full out laugh. Slightly insanely nervous, but still a laugh. What? What's so funny? * Kaede just keeps laughing for a bit, and then wipes his eyes. "Talk...yes talk. Talking sounds nice." [Good enough for me! Session End]