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~♥NINETEEN♥~

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[This morning Mikado is gone.

More pressingly, his computer and most of the things in his room are gone too. Masaomi stares at it for a long while through the hole in the wall (covered by a sheet) dividing their two rooms when he went to check on Mikado today. As it stands... well. Well. There's a few possible conclusions, and they all fly into his head: kidnapped, kidnapped by someone else? Seduced-? all of them leave a foul taste in his mouth. Thus, eventually, he flips open the journal. His tone is flat, with an unhidden hint of threat in it-]

Have any of you seen Mikado Ryuugamine?

[... But he's too antsy to focus on just that. Instead, he's going to hit up all the likely hang outs- he's going to hit up all of the friends of Mikado's he knows the house/apart numbers of. Archie Kennedy, Anne, Shuri, Selphie. For good measure, he then will go to people he wonders might be useful - the clinic to see if he can't find Law-san or someone else there and then around to look for Shikamaru, even though he doesn't know where he lives. By the end of the day, he's just going to be looking in the windows of all the houses he can, and then going to the apartment doors of everyone he can and knocking on their door... progressively feeling more and more like hitting someone or something.

SO UH. Run unto him wherever ! He's feeling insane]

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[There isn't a defense, but there also isn't any pause. Now so deep into it, he barely even feels that pain, instead just lurching his body and fists forwards to try to land a proper blow on the ninja. Hell, if punch and shove fail, he could also go into a headbutt too...

But no, no defense]

[He's seen this before, in the way Masaomi fought on the draft. It's moronic, is what it is, and he's grateful he had Katara's warning going in that time to prepare for it.

Idiot. It's surprising he isn't dead yet.

The strike to the jaw is just another blow meant to throw off his center. That he's lurching forward like that might make it all the easier to. But while it'll save him from a headbutt - this time - Masaomi will still get in a good hit before that strike connects.

It's a good reminder for something else that makes him a threat in a fight - and why Shikamaru felt the need to provoke him here before someone else could set him off. Masaomi may not be fast enough by ninja standards, but he's stronger than he looks. And once you get him going, he won't stop.

Not wanting to give him another opening in the time it would take to compensate for the hit he landed, Shikamaru will immediately follow by jumping backwards to give himself more distance; prep room for whatever Masaomi throws at him next.]

[That jaw hit did throw him off - really, that's all that prevents him from making another more relentless pursuit of Shikamaru. He glances around where they are for something to pick up - it only takes a moment. Right next to a house, there's a tree over there... he could shatter a window and take a glass shard but that would be too much time. No good rocks on the ground-

All he's got are his fists, then. The search only takes him the time it took to regain his footing, and thus he goes in swinging for the next round- this time aimimg low and with the left fist after a brief feint right. Somehow, after his last efforts, he doesn't expect this to connect, but maybe if he keeps the pressure on Shikamaru will slip up.

As if, but oh well]

[Not with him telegraphing his movements. By this point, it's obvious Masaomi is somewhat ambidextrous, at least when it comes to fighting - experience; what sorts of things would he fight for? - but there are still slight tells that it's his right arm he's dominant with. It's a good feint, but it gives itself away with how slow it is for the dominant side - no intent to hit. He slides away from the left punch.

It should go mostly like this from here on out - Shikamaru dodging his attacks, only blocking them or striking himself when Masaomi gets a little too close for comfort. At least until he tries to pull something else.]

[It does go like this for a half dozen or so more attacks before Masaomi takes a step back, panting a bit - it's not fatigue per say, just rage. He needs to change this. He needs-

...Oh right. He snorts to himself, and then goes in for a new strike - or well two. The first one is yet another punch which he doesn't expect to connect, and for the second- he's pulling the pen out of his hoodie pocket and going to try to stab Shikamaru with it]

[Truth be told, Masaomi likely has better stamina than Shikamaru when it comes to this sort of thing. He just doesn't have as much close combat experience. He can and has gone longer like this, but usually in the combination of some other tactic.

Not that it matters, as soon as Masaomi brings out the pen. Shikamaru was wondering when it'd show up again. Weapons change the name of the game, and as it's out, he doesn't bother blocking the first punch, instead bringing his hands together in the rat handseal.

And this would be why he doesn't have that close combat experience. Most people don't get the chance to get that close to him, thanks to the Kage Mane. Likewise, here and now his shadow doesn't have far to go to capture Masaomi's. He'll take the first hit, but it's worth it since his shadow should connect in time to keep him from getting stabbed.]

[When he freezes, Masaomi's eyes shoot wide, and his face contorts. He should have been expecting this, but all the same-

THIS FACE]

[Shikamaru eyes the pen, then mimes clicking it so that Masaomi's hand does the same. He makes no other move aside from that, leaving them as they are.]

Another question for you - see if you can put a cork on your anger long enough to answer it. [Shikamaru's calm as he looks away from the pen and back to his face, meeting his eyes.] If someone had pissed you off tonight like this before I did, what do you think might've happened?

I- would- leave.

[That's through gritted teeth. His right of movement is being violated, who knows what else is at stake here. The anger is not abated at all, really]

Why?

I have- bigger concerns!

No, what you have is a one-track mind. You can't do anything for Mikado if you can't even take care of yourself.

[He just falls silent here, settling his face into a glare. He's still bound, or he'd have taken another swing, or maybe just have left]

Glare all you want - it doesn't change the facts. You're a good friend, Masaomi, but you need to get your priorities straight.

[Mikado is the priority. Without him there to weigh in, what does any of this really matter anyway?]

If you really don't get it, you shouldn't be out here. [He tightens the bind again, and flicks his wrist, making Masaomi throw the pen away like a kunai. It goes somewhere past the tree and out of sight.]

[STILL NOT ANSWERING STILL GLARING. He's not calming the down much either]

[This guy's about as troublesome as a girl. But fine.]

You have two options now. Go back to where you're staying. Blow off some steam at the barracks or the battle dome, or wherever it is that you go if you need to do that first.

And why do you decide, hm?

[Flatly. He's still worried his jaw might not work like this, but he's pleasantly surprised when he can move it a bit]

Because you can't be trusted to without screwing it up.

That doesn't matter, Shikamaru-kun.

It matters a lot more than you think, idiot. You say the most important thing is finding Mikado? How do you expect to do that if people keep stopping you because you're out here acting stupid? [He's actually concerned about worse, but let's use Masaomi!logic for now.]

Like this, [And here he points to Masaomi's chest.] You will not find him. Do you really want to find him?

[If Mikado is even here to find. For the time being, he'll take as if he were.]

[His gaze shifts as best as one can without moving their head to focus on Shikmaru's eyes, glaring daggers. But...]

I didn't take you for the sort to notice people's hearts, Shikmaru-kun.

[He says nothing to that, but gives a shrug. They're not here to talk about him.]

Edited 2011-06-01 08:22 (UTC)

[He just stays silent after that, keeping up a glare. He wonders if this shadow thing has a time limit]

~♥NINETEEN♥~

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