~Reunited~

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The Zuri phrased the sentence 'have a seat and we'll get started' made the whole thing sound like some kind of ritual - some kind of bizarre ritual out of a strange, surreal dream. Still, Ku wasted no time. He plopped himself on the opposite end of the couch from Zuri and reached for a joint rolled out on the coffee table before them. His bird had still been on his shoulder, but grimaced in an irritated manner and flew from the room with a loud squawk; it was most likely that the smoke still lingering in the room bothered his lungs. At this point, Ku didn't care about that stupid bird; he was an ass like that.

Gripping the tip of the 'joint' between his thumb and index fingers, Ku reached forth with his other hand and snapped his fingers loudly. From his fingertips a small spark produced, and lit the opposite end of the 'joint'. He brought the thing to his lips and inhaled deeply, sighing heavily as he leaned back and allowed his eyes to roll back in his skull.

Holy fucking shit that's some good fucking stuff.

Allowing the feeling to linger for a minute or so, he eventually reached in Zuri's direction and grabbed one of the supposedly 'bad' tasting beers. For Ku it didn't matter what the shit tasted like, as long as it contained alcohol; that was why he also drank mouthwash from time to time. With a joint in one hand, he bit off the lid of the beer off with his teeth, took a few long swigs, and went back to smoking.

This was going to have a disastrous outcome.

((Hey, when Ku starts remembering things, do you want me to go into a flashback type thing? Or just be generally descriptive?))

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Zuri followed suit with Ku. He leaned forward and grabbed a joint. He and Ashton usually just shared one. This made it easier and didn't waste to much weed if they didn't smoke it all. Zuri breathed a small blip of flame to light the joint and then took a nice long drag. He held his breath for a few for the smoke to do its job in his lungs. He breathed out and sighed and felt relieved. He then passed the join onto Ashton who did the same.

"Yeeaaah. Thats the stuff." Zuri said as he grabbed a beer and popped the top with his claws. He then drank about half of the bottle and sat back and waited for the joint.

"So gents. Music, games, or TV?" Zuri asked. Though partially he was into the music right now he figured he'd ask.

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At this point Ku didn't really care, but if he had to pick between any of those he much preferred some head banging music, since silence hadn't been an option. "Music is good," he replied plainly, inhaling another long drag from the joint. This was so awkward yet so fun. Unfortunately, Ku was beginning to feel the ill effects of his poor choice in drugs. If he hadn't swallowed so many pills beforehand he'd feel really good right now, but since he had he was beginning to feel nauseous, dizzy, and disoriented. His stomach felt like it was trying to spawn baby Gilgamesh, the room spun as his vision doubled, and his heart felt like it was going to explode. The beer and the weed weren't causing this at all - this was all the doings of major overdosing. If it weren't for the fact he was pretty much immortal, he'd be dead right now.

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Zuri went ahead and picked up the stereo controler and pressed play. He wasn't entirely sure what was in there until it started playing. It wasn't encredibly loud but it was decent enough that it was still considered a bit loud. The song "Parabola" began to play. Tool was a very good band to listen to while high. Hell, they even have songs about drugs and being high.

"Hey, there we go." Zuri said as he took a long drag from the joint and let loose and took another few swigs of his beer. He leaned back and enjoyed himself as the music played and as he felt his body begin to loosen up and relax.

Ashton did about the same. He moved the table a bit and then sat back in the recliner as the recliner unfolded and allowed him to sprawl out. "Hell yes. This is nice man."

Zuri only agreed with a set of devil horns.

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Ku, on the other hand, wasn't feeling so hot. Well actually, he was feeling very hot, incredibly hot, that was part of the problem. It took only seconds for his body to feel like it was burning up, yet at the same time every fiber of his being trembled. The bottle of beer shook violently as sat it down on the table; he couldn't even grip the weed anymore - he had to put that down too. He so wanted to die right now.

Clutching his stomach, Ku jolted to his feet. His muscles continued to tremble as he stood and stumbled to a corner of the room. Clasping onto his knees, he bent forward, hacked as if were going to throw up, and then fell forward. As he drifted into a state of being half conscious and half non, the words "now you will remember" whispered in the back of his mind.

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"Free beer, why the hell not." It wasn't like Ku had actually been invited to the party, but overhearing a group of young people talking about one was invitation enough in his eyes. Besides, there would be free beer, cigs, and maybe even drugs. It had been fourteen days since he had been able to sleep, the fear of having demons consume him if and when he did kept him convinced to do everything in his power to keep from sleeping. This meant staying out all night around crowds and loud music. Unfortunately, he had remained sober this entire time, and alcohol was a depressant; if he drank too much, he'd pass out. At least when you pass out you don't dream, and he could live with that; he was running out of options at this point.

The party was held in a mansion-type house, which Ku had followed the teens to. He waited a few minutes after they went inside before he followed them in. No one recognized him, yet at the same time no one kicked him out. He could easily play the card of 'oh I'm with that person over there' and just ease through the crowd - not like anyone really gave a fuck anyway. Everyone was too high or too drunk to even know each other anymore, and being who he was, Ku was quick to join them. He seemed standoff-ish, yet fit in at the same time. While some people were bumping and grinding to music that wasn't even really playing, others were kicking it back on the couch and making out. Not being one for crowds, or fun, Ku was one of the guys kicking it on the couch - that was his first mistake.

He was minding his own business when a hot blonde chick came up and sat beside him. At first he ignored her, but she clearly didn't want to be ignored. Tossing her long, curly hair back, she greeted him with a "hello! What's your name?" She absolutely reeked of alcohol, and acted like she was tripping on acid.

Ku's instinct was to turn away from her, but he replied with the truth, "I don't have a name."

The female was unscathed by Ku's remark, and probably wasn't even listening since her next statement was, "Oh... want to make out?" Before Ku could even say anything she was on his lap, facing him, with her tongue half way down his throat. His initial reaction was that of pure shock, but who was he to refuse her? This was a rare opportunity, and he didn't get this very often - the opportunity had quite literally fallen into his lap.

Well, one thing led to another and before to long they were outside the house. Ku was standing with the female pinned against the wall, still making out like kids, while now dry humping. Ku was all to ready to get lucky when the female suddenly stopped and pulled away. "Thank you, I've had enough," she stated as she started to walk back into the house.

Ku's jaw practically dropped, "what do you mean you've had enough?!" This was not the way things were supposed to happen.

"I'm finished, I don't want to have sex with a looser like you." Casually, she flung her hair over her shoulders and turned her back on the half-breed.

This, of course, set Ku off. He growled and lunged after her. Crushing her upper arm in his fist, he threw her onto the ground. "You fucking bitch, I'll teach you to mind your place!" He growled as he pinned her under his weight. The rest you already know.

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Ku woke with a jolt, sat up and huddled in the corner. His breath was long, heavy, and drawn out. His eyes were wide in disbelief, and he now shook more violently than he had before. "No fucking way!" he finally screamed. Ripping at the hair in his skull, he buried his face in his arms.

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Zuri was halfed dazed and out of it when Ku shot up and went into the corner. "Hell man. You ok?" Not getting an answer as Ku began to relapse in the corner. Ashton just sat back and really didn't even notice, he was in his own little world right now. When Ku woke back up and yelled Zuri just cocked his head as he took another drag.

"Really man. Relax and take another drag. Your supposed to relax, not freak." Zuri said coughing on the smoke.

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"Oh my fucking god!" Ku practically screamed as he looked up. His eyes were now pure red, curse his Darigan heredity, and narrowed to glare at Zuri. He was getting ready to speak when his ears perked, hearing a noise above them. It almost sounded like someone knocking, followed by the sound of a loud crash and his parrot-like bird shrieking. "Oh fuck," he muttered under his breath. If the girl remembered anything from last night this could only mean one thing, he had been found out about. Like a bolt of lightning, he shot up and across the room, and closed the hatch leading into the smoke room before the presumed cops could discover it. His next action was to rapidly turn the music off; then he just stood still and listened while his heart beat a thousand times per minute.

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Zuri at first wasn't sure what the heck was going on then he heard it. "Fuck. The hell was that?" Zuri muttered. "Ashton, shutup and stay still. Code red and blue."

Ashton shot up and shut up. He knew there wasn't an actual code, just knew red and blue meant cops. "The hell they here for?" Ashton asked, then his head turned slowly to the paniced Ku. "You ass." Was all he said.

"Just shoosh. Ku, you got the hatch right? K, we may have to take the side way out." Zuri said as he looked at the wall. About a year ago Zuri had made an escape route from the panic room. He stopped using the panic room as a freak out room and more like a hide out after he began to calm down more.

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Ku's gaze shot in Ashton's direction as he was being called an ass; he hated being called that - he absolutely hated being called any type of name, that's what set off his trigger most often. If Zuri hadn't been in the room he probably would have backhanded the little runt, but as it was he was too mixed with panic and fear to really do anything. When Zuri said there was a way out, however, he calmed slightly. "Well then what the hell are we waiting for?" He replied sharply but quietly.

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"Well I was trying to figure out what the hell to do." Zuri was trying to think tactically here. He figured that Ku had did something wrong and that they had to get out of here. Since they reeked of weed they wouldn't be able to go out there and talk their way out of this. They'd get busted for everything. "Ashton, clean up the weed and put it in the vault now." Ashton sprang up and started to put away the weed and put it in the vault.

"We'll have to do something now. We can't stay here. I know they are here for you. I'll ask about that later. I'm guess the freaking out was your realization of whatever it was. We'll have to go somewhere. We don't have much of a choice right now." Zuri's mind raced as he tried to figure out a plan. They would probalby be safe down there but the cops still could find their way down there, though unlikely. He started to think on where to go. He didn't have many places left. Most of his hideouts were gone or out of use. Then it hit him. They'd have to go to Abby's. That may not be the best place for Ku but it'd have to do. He knew where ever they went he'd have to carry Asthon. "Ok, we're just going to have to go to Abby's for now. Its all I can get on a split second so we are going there." Their path out was going to be risky. If the cops were patroling the area around his house then they may run into them, but that would be a very bad idea. They were going to have to fly low and out of site. "We're going to have to fly low so they don't spot us. Hopefully the news will take awhile to reach passed the mountains. But we're going to have to make a break for it." Zuri went over to a larger cabinent at one side and pulled out some winter gear. "We're going to have to keep warm." He tossed a coat and gloves to Ashton and a coat and gloves to Ku. "Here, carry this with you." Zuri said as he grabbed his own. "Ok, we're going to have to go out of the ventilation shaft here. It'll be a tight fit but be happy its as big as it is." Zuri went over to a vent and pulled out the cover and then hit the latch and pulled up. The vent raised up from about a foot to about 4 feet. It was only about 3 feet wide but it was big enough for them to fit. "Ok, Ku and Ashton, you go first while I hold it up." The vent was made so that after released it would slowly go back down to a foot high, giving it the look that only a small child could get in there, if even that.

Ashton finished putting the weed away in the vault and then grabbed his jacket and then went over to Zuri and slid into the vent and started to crawl out. "Your going to have to carry me you know. This thing leads to a straight drop." Ashton said.

"I will, or atleast Ku will till I get out." Zuri said waiting for everyone to get out and get moving.

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Ku caught the jacket in one hand and rapidly put it on; he left it unzipped and put the gloves in his pockets - he'd only put them on when he needed to. It was nice of Zuri to think about their health before they left; that was something he had completely forgotten. Of course, part of that was probably the fact that Zuri had lived in the mountains a long time, and he was well aware of how cold it was, especially that high up.

Ku followed behind Ashton, trying to avoid rolling his eyes when the kougra said he'd need to be carried. The kid had wings, why couldn't he use them? And now Ku would have to carry the little rat, or at least he would have to carry him until Zuri got out. Ku was slightly agitated, and the possibility of him doing something to get himself into trouble, again, was high. Still, he kept himself calm, and just followed behind Ashton down the narrow, dark tunnel. The metal vent was just barely large enough for him to cram his huge ass, plus wings, inside. It was at times like this that he wished he was as small as someone like Ashton.

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Zuri made sure everything was off and nothing would spring on and give them away. He knew it was a bad idea bringing Ashton but he had to. Ashton could of stayed here but if the cops stuck around he'd be stuck here and without food. "Something tells me this is gonna be bad."

Zuri made sure he had the gloves and coat hooked up as one. He then lifted up the wall again and climbed through. He managed to squeeze and turn around to put the vent back on. He then crawled far back behind Ku and Ashton. He just hoped nothing happened up there. He knew Ku would be agressive to any back mouthing and Ashton would be the one to do it. "Boy, one of those guys are gonna kill each other. Ku doesn't know about Ashton's ice powers. Ah suck." Zuri just thought if Ashton did anything stupid while they were in the mountains he was gonna beat that kid.

Ashton continued to almost walk down the tunnel. He beat Ku by like a minute down to the end of the shaft. Ashton was still small enough that all he had to do was hunch over. "Alright, here it is." Ashton said as he pushed the rock to the side and then pushed the vent out, but was careful enough he kept one side on the latches so it just swung open.

"Ok. Ku, you'll have to wait for Zuri and then carry me for a second till Zuri can .... carry me." Ashton as looking over the edge. He hated hieghts. Though he did live on the mountains he was kinda used to it, he never actually flied, much. But since living with Zuri he really stopped flying at all and now he was afraid of how high up Zuri lived.

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Ashton's very statement, the very thought that he was being ordered around by this little prick, pissed Ku off beyond belief. He could feel it in his chest, build up anger exploding through his veins, coursing down his limbs, and clouding his judgment. "Just go!" He snarled, and, using his shoulder and crook of his neck, shoved Ashton out the vent. Of course he wasn't entirely insane; he did leap out after the Kougra, managed to catch him by the ankle in midair, and then flew upward. Zuri would probably kill him when he found out, but oh well; it was amusing.

((Sorry Zash, been a busy week.))

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Ashton fell and screamed as he went down. He closed his eyes and was freaking out. He then was caught by his ankle. He was shaking and having a mental break down. "You fucking jack ass! Yaaaaah!!!"

Zuri started in. He had to crawl to make it through the vent. He eventually made it and heard Ashton. He sighed and walked through to the end and then jumped out and spread his wings and started to fly. "Haaa, what did you do Ku?"

"He shoved me out of the vent is what he did!" Ashton yelled.

Zuri just sighed and glared at Ku.

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An internal smile entered as amusement consumed the young shoyru. "What?! It's not like I let you die. 'Sides, you should know how to fly ya big baby." This was all just too funny; he didn't even care what Zuri had to stay about it. Even if he got in huge trouble right now, if he could go back in time, he wouldn't have changed anything. "So, you gunna take this little rat or what?" He lifted the kougra up slightly by the ankle, looked toward Zuri, and mocked throwing the boy toward him.