Night 51: Sun Room

[girlsandgadgets]

[From here.]The difference in the Sun Room was literally night and day: what was a relaxing area during the daylight hours was far less pleasant at night, the dim light from the ceiling windows barely illuminating the vague shapes of the furniture sitting around the room. What little light there was only served to create shadows, perfect hiding

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[buryyourdemons]

[from here]

This room looked much the same at night. The only tells being the clear signs of a disturbance--a fight won by one and lost by another. The another being the hulking shape slumped over in the center of the wide room. He stopped a few steps in, eyes widening in the dark at the shadowed shape. As the others followed after, he continued looking forward for any sign of movement. So Minato had told the truth in many ways, it seemed. And the explanation for this?

Gaara's voice slid backward, quiet tone neutral despite rigid form and watching eyes. "Where?" Where was their destination, if he was to follow to gain answers in this way.

[blood_and_pocky]

Well, that answered that, as exasperating as the answer was. The vampire wasn’t about to question Sasuke’s decisions in connecting--or reconnecting as the case may be--with a potential ally or enemy, and now that Aidou was no longer being forced into close quarters with Gaara, it concerned him even less. He no longer shared ties with the little redhead. However, there were several problems to unilaterally inviting the other ninja along, and he had to wonder if Sasuke was thinking of them.

But more tellingly, under his skin where only Aidou could see, was the raw compulsion to go, go, go that had been chafing the back of his mind with greater urgency as of late. A surprise tagalong threatened to sabotage this drive, which didn’t sit well with a part of him

[sasuke_of_sound]

"I'm aware that he is," Sasuke started, but let the words fall short when Aidou continued speaking. Weak; weaker? It make him blink, memories of Sabaku no Gaara's prodigious abilities rising to mind before he remembered that jinchuuriki and non-jinchuuriki were alike restricted in chakra. Without it, what could Gaara do? He had been struck by Lee and Sasuke both in the Chuunin Exams, seemingly without even the reflex to dodge

[zack_fair]

The second that Aidou tried to block the door (which he did surprisingly well, despite his small frame), Zack got the feeling that there was some extra baggage that was being taken on by adding the fourth person to their group. More than that, he was totally unaware of it, so he was left to stand there, slightly to the left and behind Sasuke, as the two had their little discussion

[buryyourdemons]

The meeting did not go unnoticed. The blond didn't want him here, and more to the point, there was something else gained. The words made it perfectly clear that both the blond and the Uchiha had seen him here before. A period ago, if the manner of speech was any indication. And when...? His mind failed to wrap around the logic, and he instead looked back, ignoring the insinuations. Weaker? Yes, he was. That was already a constant on his mind. It didn't need to be discussed, especially with a civilian. Despite the fact that the blond seemed to have gained the Uchiha's confidence, and he couldn't see Sasuke allowing any that were completely useless

[blood_and_pocky]

Needing the others to get past the ballroom meant he couldn’t separate himself from the majority; he didn’t stand in their way longer than necessary, and instead turned into the room, pointedly keeping his eyes off the destruction inside.

As long as no one starts chasing the tail of a monster again, I suppose we’ll be fine, he thought wryly, while outwardly he nodded in agreement with Zack’s wish. It was his own, too. Harping on the details was something better left for daylight, when prisoners could stand around all they wanted. Admittedly, Gaara was a different kind of detail, but the noble did no more than watch him for a moment, arms crossed loosely. As for the question--as expected as it was, considering Aidou himself had just confirmed any rumours in not so many words--it was more or less Sasuke’s to answer. He was the best equipped to be answering such things, being familiar with Gaara in a way the rest of them weren’t