Commuting

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[There was a very shaky grey curtain materializing...well, actually several feet away from the Hikari Studio, but close enough to use it as an anchor point. It took about a minute or two to stabilize before Ren walked out, taking a quick look around before letting it disappear behind him.

Ren looked a little tired, but there was also a lack of tenseness about him. Wherever he'd been, he seemed to have gotten some rest.]

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[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

"WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!"

[This is probably not what a relaxed Ren wants to see. Kaze was apparently quite happy to see Ren, and was able to pull Arika off her feet and drag her along by the leash toward him. Note that she's supposed to be resting, thanks to her bruised ribs.]

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

[And there went that sense of relaxation. Even while pulling Arika, Kaze started trying to jump up onto Ren's knees, forcing him to step back. But he did take the chance to give Arika a probing look.]

Are you supposed to be walking him? [Or was he going to have to get on Tsukasa's case for not taking Kaze? Or just make Shinji do it.]

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

[Arika's got a sheepish look on her face]

Hi Ren!

[She sweatdropped]

I was taking him for a walk... but then he suddenly got excited and pulled me along!

WOOF!

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

[Ren really couldn't help giving her a look of disbelief now. And this meant he had to kneel down next to Kaze and unhook the leash. This meant that the puppy was now jumping on top of him. He was getting a face full of puppy kisses whether he liked it or not.]

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

[Arika sighed and leaned against the wall, holding her chest slightly]

He's been pretty hyperactive. I think he's missed you. Where'd you go?

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

[Ren managed to get Kaze off of him and stood up. All right, so maybe he deserved that a little bit.]

I had to head home for a little bit. I'm trying to travel back and forth now. I would have before, but it's not easy.

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

Do you have people back home waiting for you?

[Arika called Kaze back over to her, and he climbed into her lap]

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

[Ren nodded, twisting a ring on his left hand.]

My wife. It's getting close to our first anniversary, and I spent almost half of it away.

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

You're married?! Is she pretty?!

[Arika may have gotten over her childish crush on Shoutaro, and dedicated herself to being an Otome, but that didn't mean she wasn't interested in other peoples' romance]

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

[Ren didn't answer, but he was smiling. Was that answer enough?]

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

Awww, c'mon, tell me!!!

WOOF!

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

Yeah. She's probably the most important person to me.

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

That sounds really cool!

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

[There was a very faint laugh from Ren.]

I guess so.

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

I wonder if my Mom and Dad were happy with each other?

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they were.

[crystal-energy.livejournal.com]

I hope so. Grandma never talked about them much.