Memory Lane | Enki

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To be quite honest, River had never expected to see his older brother for more then maybe a few seconds. If he was lucky, he would be able to talk to him. If the Goddess smiled down upon him then he would actually be able to see him for a full day rather then just a passing by glance as the elder River child would be off on some mission. Really, his elder sibling took the job far too serious and was nothing more then a workaholic. Half the time he even forgot he had a sibling until he stumbled across him. However, this time around it was slightly different. He hadn’t seen no hide nor hair of his brother in months so when he finally caught sight of him the younger sibling glued himself to his side. In a heartbeat he simple stated they should go out tonight because for the love of God, it would be nice to see family again. At least, just one member he wouldn’t mind seeing.
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Upon the hesitant agreement, River was back off to his own work. But alas, thanks to a certain heterochromatic hunter, River was running extremely late. It took everything he had to wiggle free of the sling man when he was able too. Aries, who had been waiting on him this whole time growled with distaste but did nothing more as the Doberman kept up with River.
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He would be exactly twenty-two minutes and eleven seconds late by the time he hit the door to the bar. The poor darling had booked it as quick as he could and being out of breath he had to stop at the edge of the building to catch his breath. Now inside, he scooped the area in search of his elder sibling. Once spotted, he adjusted his hair, because it was a bit of a mess. Fixing his rolled sleeves to cover the quick bandage job on his bicep, he entered like nothing was wrong---nor that he was late.
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Finding Taiki was easy enough but talking to him was a whole different story. While Taiki knew sign it still didn’t make it better at times. Taking a seat next Taiki with Aries coming to lay at his feet he offered his sibling an awkward half smile. His hands instantly signed to start the evening, ”Hey, sorry I’m late. I sorta got held up at the Guild.” It was the truth really. It was where he had been for quite sometime.

”Um, how’s it been?”


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Missing in Action. Taiki seemed to have made that into his trademark maneuver for as much as he went missing. Really, it was starting to become a fine art to his elder brother and he often believed he did it just to avoid him as much as possible. River couldn’t say he blamed him for that either with as much trouble as he gets himself into with the Guild and their Goddess. Caroline was often surprised to see River still breathing half the time but he supposed Oliver might have something to do with that.
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While he just took his brothers apology with a small nod of the head he didn’t fully believe it. Taiki was always kind of distant with him after he married Aria. Even more so when she finally died. Well, that was a rather unpleasant thought that he soon pushed to the side. He was here to visit with his brother and not go down the negativity lane.
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Looking down at Aries, he merely observed their interactions. Aries merely looked up at Taiki with uncertainty and turned towards River for instructions. Seeing no sign from its master the dog accepted the petting and closed its eyes with a mighty yawn that fully exposed large teeth. Aries had always been his companion for as long as he had been a hunter. ”No, he’s the same one I’ve had for a long time. Though he is going to be gaining a companion soon. Aries will have to be training a newer generation of familiars.”Aries probably wasn’t going to be overly thrilled by that but it was something that was going to have to be done. In case anything happened to him or if another hunter needed a new familiar there would be one ready.
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”Maybe you should get one, one day. It’s nice to have someone with you instant of going around being a lone wolf.” Or disappear off the face of the planet for almost four years with only a small wave on occasions. Of course, River wasn’t about to say that to Taiki, nope, not at all. Instead he turned his attention to the bar keep and pointed to a bottle on the wall. Showing clearly that he wanted a glass of butter scotch. After declaring what he wanted with a few gestures he would leaned his head against an open palm. Wincing slightly he shifted his head to rest on his other hand due to having forgotten about the minor injuries he had gained not long ago. He chuckled for a moment, an awkward sound coming from him. He had been called by his last name for so long that he actually forgot what his first name actually sounded like. It was so odd to hear even if it was coming from his brother.

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Judging by Taiki’s reaction it did seem to skip his mind that Aries had been his one and only familiar. It was the same beast that had ripped into his throat. Of course, that was no fault of Aries’ as he had been influenced by a higher power. The poor beast had felt like utter shit about that for a very long time. Lovingly, River turned his gaze back towards his resting companion. ”Yeah, he will. We work well together when he isn’t giving me the cold shoulder.” Or locking him behind a closed door so not to take a chunk out of Oliver. Aries absolutely hated the man but he was starting to warm up to him. Kinda. Well, sorta very slowly at least. He didn’t growl as much.
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”Luckily, its not that often.” He finished his last sign when his drink finally arrived. Reaching out, he took it in hand. Sipping on it lightly to savor the buttery flavor he put it back down on the napkin to look at his brother. Hm? What did he mean? It took all of at least three seconds for River to realize what Taiki was talking about. Blinking, he took a glance at his arm and sighed. ”Oh, I’m fine. I just hurt myself by accident but I’ll be fine.” Feeling as if Taiki might not listen to him he pulled back enough to keep his arm out of the elder siblings reach. While he was thrilled to speak with his brother for the first time in years he wasn’t all that welcomed into prying into his private life as of yet. The concern he showed was comforting from a caring stand point but that was about it.
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”It’s nothing to worry about.” With his sentence finished, the drink was lifted once again to his lips. This time the glass was not lowered but remained held in order to keep Taiki from reaching out to grab the opposing arm. His drink made a rather nice blockade. He would need to think of a new subject to distract his brother away from his arm but noting came to mind. There wasn’t a single thought he could pull from the depths of his mind nor a question to ask of his brother. Geez, it seemed he wasn’t very good at finding a decent conversation topic.
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Thus, he pulled the first thing out of his ass to talk about. ”I hear that Rusty got himself a girlfriend finally. You know, that super tall guy on the second floor of the Guild? The one that does weapon checks? Heh, apparently though it only lasted a few days cause he kept being late to their dates.” Guild gossip? That was it? That was his only distraction he could think of? Lord, he mentally face palmed at that as he could of picked any subject to talk about any at all! ”My superior thought it was somewhat amusing. But then again, he is still on pain pills…so anything could be amusing to him...if he takes them.”

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Alarm bells where sounding so violently within his head that he almost believed he might go deaf from the shear volume of it. That was just what he needed too, to go mute and deaf. Luckily, this wasn’t going to be the case but it didn’t help his nerves. He instantly froze for a brief moment to get his brain going and once it started he easily fell right back into his old habit. Looking as lazy as ever without a care in the world he offered his brother a small shrug of the shoulders. Swirling his drink in hand he seemed to ponder on the correct answer to deliver. Taking another sip of his drink he would answer with one hand and the second joining in when it needed too, regardless of the glass it held. ”Why do you care? You’ve never cared before if I got a couple of good scrapes.” His come back was true to character as he watched his brother for a reaction.
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He was doing his best to gauge where his brother was going with this, was he trying to shake him down for information? Probably. Taiki was good like that and when he wanted to know something then he was going to find it out one way or another. Amber eyes narrowed slightly at the elder sibling before he finally added to his sentence a moment later. ”It happened earlier today during training.” The excuse rolled off his tongue smoothly even if it was a bit of a lie. A small, little, white lie. Taiki wasn’t around enough to know that Enki avoided training like the plague unless he felt like it. Granted, he had actually started to train more with a bit more seriousness then he had used too but he was still quite the flake. Still, he figured it was a liable excuse and for all Taiki knew he probably did get pulled into training. Besides, it wasn’t like Taiki had any proof to back up the fact he might not of been training.
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Now, what really got Enki was the simple everyday question of a girlfriend. The poor darling about choked on his drink and in fact had to pound on his chest to help get the beverage down. Turning fully to his brother he stared at him as if he suddenly grew not two but four heads. A girlfriend? A girlfriend. All he could do was stare with his mouth agape. His drink coming to rest back on the counter and even Aries took a moment to view the situation sensing his master being a bit unnerved. Seeing no immediate danger he would simple lay his head back down once again with a grumbling growl.
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Said growl was enough to snape Enki out of his stupor. ”Girlfriend? N-no. I’m not interested in looking for one…” Oh dear. He might not have a girlfriend but he didn’t have a boyfriend either. Well, not officially. Wait, could Oliver even be considered that? Hold the phone, why was he even considering that? Oliver would be horrible boyfriend material! Right? He was crazy, violent, a blood thirst, stabby son of a bitch. Right? Right. Well, maybe not so much. He was nice. Kinda. Sorta. He made a great lagazna! Cuddled really well when he felt like it. He treated Enki pretty well minus a few bleeding spots here and there---wait a goddamn minute. Back up the goddamn bus, beep. Beep. BEEP. He was not having those thoughts OR this conversation with his brother. Aint no way, aint no how.
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He was so caught off guard by that question alone he easily fell right into Taiki’s next question. ”Huh? Oh, Oliver Wy----wait a minute!” Half way through he caught himself on the edge of the trap and quickly pulled himself back into the proper mental state. A heavy glare fell upon Taiki with Enki looking far less then impressed with his brother. ”You’re fishing, aren’t you?” Of course he was instead of having a normal conversation he was trying to find the more important facts. Granted, this information could easily be obtained elsewhere though why he felt like his brother was poking his nose into something he couldn’t was a bit unexplainable. He just had a strange feeling about it.

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Him? Being right? About damn time he was right about something even if it was something about his brother liking to go where ever the wind took him. Usually, it took him in the opposite direction that Enki was heading too. His eyes rolled in the back of his head as he turned his attention back to his drink. Even though his brother declared he wasn’t fishing for information he still didn’t fully believe him. Though it wasn’t like Enki had anything to hide everything his brother would ever want to know about him could be found by talking to the other guild members. Especially the ones that weren’t overly fond of him. They would tell him all sorts of things with some being true and others a lie that was a mile high.
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The only thing that rightly concerned River was Taiki speaking with Oliver. He wasn’t sure why that bothered him but it really did. It was utterly ridiculous. There wasn’t a damn thing to hide and everyone knew Oliver was his superior. Everyone knew that River often followed the much older man like a puppy nipping at his heels and when the door closed everyone knew not to enter unless called.
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Really, nothing to worry about at all. Again, River turned his attention to his bother with his drink now three fourths gone. He wasn’t sure what to say about him being like Taiki. A part of him wanted to laugh at the mere idea while the other half kind of wanted to go and check himself out---just to make sure he wasn’t following his siblings footsteps of the anti-love department. ”I wouldn’t say I am taking after you completely.” He at least went out and saw people and found a little personal downtime as well with others.
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A sigh would escape the mute with an empty glass now in hand. He signaled for a refill because he felt like he was going to need another one before the night was over. ”That would be nice.” He left it at that. He would love to actually have his brother around again, if he stuck around. He missed his siblings and the closeness they once had. Unlike with his parents that he wished would fall off the face of the planet forever and that the God Tatara would somehow lose their souls midway through. He would never be that lucky.
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His attention went towards his bicep with the horribly quick patch up job he done to himself while on the go. Yeah, it wasn’t done very well. The bandage was on there sloppily, the tape barely seemed to be holding it in one part while the other was holding it firmly in place. He could imagine what the gauze looked like beneath it. He gave the wound a small poke that would reveal the blood had seeped through just enough to cover the outer layer. Well, that was really annoying. He supposed he should of use something else other then butterfly strips. They didn’t seem to be doing their job very well. A small frown touched his face but he overall ignored his injury. ”Nah, I should be all right with it for now.”
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Maybe after this second drink he would down about five more if just to have an excuse to avoid the prying conversations that where disguised as not so prying. Really, as much as he adored his older brother he wanted to just strangle him sometimes. ”Okay, aren’t you just overreacting just a tad over one injury? Nothing is going on. I am perfectly fine, I just got some cuts on my arms. That’s it.” His hands paused for a moment as he gauged his brothers reaction. Taking a deep breath and letting it out he shook his head in defeat.
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”Okay, fine. You can look at it if it’s going to be that big of a deal.” Shit, well, it’s not like one wound is going to get him into a massive case of trouble now is it? He could just let his brother look at it, clean it up, and call it done. No harm in it right? Especially, if he was going to act like this about it. Taking his glass in hand he would quickly down the second, the glass being placed back on the counter with a mild thump. He just hoped Taiki wasn’t going to get a curious feather up his butt and put his nose into things that he really shouldn’t.
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There was just subjects that Enki would rather not talk to his brother about or even come close to sharing. Reaching into his back pocket he pulled out a few bills and placed them on the counter. Aries would take this as a sign that the drinking party was over. Standing, the beast would stretch out its back much like feline while yawning for a second time. Giving its lean body a violent shake he looked back and forth between the River brothers. Enki would look at his brother mildly then with a small shrug. ”Shall we then?”
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The journey to his brothers home was most uneventful. Not a single word was shared between the siblings and not a single person gave them a funny look. It was just siblings on their way to Taiki’s home. The only one that was remotely aware of their surroundings was Aries. He walked between the two brothers with high alert. Even though he was off the clock the dog couldn’t help but look at everyone and see what might be going on across the street. Aries was more worried about sneak attacks then the two hunters could ever be. But really, who would be stupid enough to try something like that?
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Upon reaching their destination, River kicked off his shoes at the front door while Aries just took off the to sofa without question. He was going to make himself perfectly at home before anything could be said to him. River followed after the familiar with a small sigh as he flopped down onto the sofa with legs crossed. With one arm resting on top of the sofa he merely gave Aries a look.
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Ruffling the dogs fur he merely nodded at his sibling. Now, here came the most interesting part of this whole event. He would have to come up with some kind of wonderful story on how the four, thin sliced, perfectly made cuts could come from training. Hmm, he could say he got paired with someone that had a talent for making fine lines without trying. That or he cut himself on some steel…that wasn’t a complete lie and possible to get a clean cut like that. He doubted Taiki would fall for it but it would certainly be worth a shot.
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Once the elder brother came to join him on the sofa River would frown with a quick glance at his arm. To get to it properly would mean he would have to remove his shirt, a task he didn’t want to do. For one his arm hurt and secondly he had quite the collection of scars. Both from work and from Oliver. Well, there really was no way out of this one and with a small groan of annoyance the shirt came off over his head and into his lap partly. The tank he wore under did well at covering most of the scar minus the ones on his arms and shoulders.
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”I still think I did just fine on my arm.” He paused with a raised brow. ”Do I?” Somehow, he doubted that. Resting his injured arm he would make a brief conversation with his other. ”Not much to really tell. It’s mostly bonding with an animal to act like an extension of yourself. Its, um, not easy to explain honestly…”
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