The Garden was…..interesting, to say the least. Dunkel was dark, and definitely not the kind of place Kaito ever expected himself to be in (not that he really ever got a choice), but then again….he really couldn’t complain. At least it didn’t feel like he was being controlled anymore. He already had too much of that for two lives.
However, that wasn’t to say that everything from his past had disappeared- the exact opposite, in fact. As he began to roam around his new home, checking out all the sights of the town called Asmoral, he spotted a familiar face sitting inside what appeared to be a cafe. Not necessarily a welcome sight, but hey, they had made up before she had killed him last, right?
Without any hesitation, Kaito walked into the shop and bent over to mutter in Mayu’s ear-
Perhaps, in such a large house, she should have expected to hear a voice. Especially a familiar one that would instantly berate her– Okay, scratch that. This is a strange island with cute goats everywhere, she’s completely out of her depth.
Whirling around to the sound of a childish whine– (She’s being mean about it, of course), her eyes settle on probably the only person she’d like to be with her in some foreign place. Even if he really didn’t seem to like her half the time, her eyes still showed a minor form of relief.
❝ … Eh? It’s not like I asked to be here, Bakaito! I woke up and some goats lead me here! ❞
Hands on her hips, a pout on her lips. Trust Kaito to not even say “hello” like a normal person. He could at least act like he wanted her around!
❝ Well… Too bad! You’ll just have to put up with Aoko being here! At least Aoko will know you’re actually looking after yourself! ❞
“Of course they did, that’s what they do.”
Still, he had to admit that it was a relief to have Aoko here. After the island had been destroyed - thanks to the world’s worst siblings, no less - and Kaito had been left alone, he’d been slacking off on his social interactions. It had been easier to sit around and mope (his best friend was gone, his boyfriend was gone, and there really wasn’t much to the island worth doing alone), but now Aoko was here.
She was in danger just by existing, sure, but maybe having somebody to protect wasn’t so bad, either.
“Anyways, did you think I’d depend on you forever? Geez, I can take care of myself, you know. I’m not twelve.”
Again, he wasn’t exactly telling the truth; how many times had he died before the island was destroyed? Too many to count. There had also been times where he had locked himself in the kaitou hideout after the island was rebuilt and had done nothing but reminisce.
(….and now that Aoko was here, he couldn’t even do that.)
“Anyways, do you think you can get by here? You’re going to get yourself hurt, and I’m not going to be the one to patch up your wounds.”
In front of the confused young girl is a very expensive looking house. At first, she wasn’t sure she was even in the right place. Being washed up on an island she didn’t recognise, leaded by goats (of all things! Cute goats!) to this house here. But it had to be the right place, right? These goats couldn’t lead her astray, they’re too cute!
Soon enough, the goats had disappeared, leaving Aoko by herself. That wasn’t the desired scenario, not that she really expected any less from a sign that said Welcome to Solitude. Hopefully, as bad as it sounded, she wasn’t going to really be alone on this island.
Finding nothing else to do, she set off to inspect the house. Surely a house this big couldn’t be just for her… Right?
❝ Um… Hello? Is anyone home…? ❞
She calls, finally, looking up at the roof and around the kitchen.
The goats had ended up shacking up in one of the newer home styles, and a larger one at that- he had assumed before that it was because there was nowhere smaller to put him, but apparently the goats had something else in mind.
Not that he ever claimed to know exactly what they were plotting, of course. It would be suicide to assume anything about them.
“Oi, what are you doing here?” Even though his tone was casual, trying to act as though nothing was wrong, he was inwardly cursing the gods for dragging Aoko into things. Especially with his….reputation on the island as it is, it was dangerous to have her here. “I was told this would be a vacation, and then you show up, Ahoko!”
Kaito’s going to have some modified memories because of Aoko coming to Wishful Crossing! I’m basically erasing any of his memories of Aoko, Akako and Hakuba from the old group, so that there’s no canon shenanigans that have to be sorted out. He’ll be keeping memories of everyone else though.
