He supposed that he should be doing something more active than walking down
\n the street, but with all the confusion lately, he didn’t see that he had
\n many options other than to entertain himself. After all, Ryouma was busy
\n testing his limits on his own somewhere, and all his other playmates seemed
\n to be wandering off in the wake of the Nationals.<\/p>\n
\nHe noted, suddenly, that he’d walked further than he’d planned, and looked around
\nto see what kind of place he’d arrived in. Turning his blue eyes to the gate next
\nto him, he cocked his head thoughtfully at the rose seal on top of it. The place
\nfelt of magic and foreboding.<\/p>\n
\nWhich probably meant fun.<\/p>\n
\nGiven that the gate resisted a polite touch to it, he had to find a way around
\nit. If the feel of the place were any indication, it seemed that he’d annoyed
\nsomething by bypassing the gate entirely. It was really quite unreasonable, though,
\nfor there to be a barrier that no one meant someone to overcome. He made a pleased
\nnoise to himself and went on, only to discover an interesting tableau.<\/p>\n
\nA girl with pink hair who couldn’t be more human if she tried was talking quickly
\nto a girl who was a not-human, and attended by a girl who might never have been
\nhuman…or alive, for that matter. The third girl turned inquiring, unnatural
\ngreen eyes on him, but he simply looked back, waiting for her to make the first
\nmove. She crossed over to him, watching him warily, and reached out a hand to
\nhim. She commented that the barrier had apparently been breeched in two realms,
\nnow.<\/p>\n
\nHe answered her that barriers rarely concerned those people whose specialty was
\nto walk through walls.<\/p>\n
\nThe never-human replied that she did not need distractions, particularly at this
\ntime, but that invitations might be issued for a later date.<\/p>\n
\nHe shifted, acknowledging her right to ask him to leave, and turned to head back
\ntowards the gate. At the very least, he’d remember where this place was, as it
\nseemed to be a most interesting development. Perhaps he could bring Ryouma next
\ntime. <\/p>\n
\nThe pink haired girl turned to look at the never-human, frowning quizzically.
\n"Anthy?"<\/p>\n
\nAnthy turned back to Utena with a slight smile. "It was a cat, Utena-sama.
\nIt must have gotten in from the street. It’s going home now."<\/p>\n
\n"A cat?"<\/p>\n
\n"Just a cat." Anthy smiled softly at nothing, and turned back to Utena
\nand Kurai.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Someone takes an interesting walk.