Fic fragment – Kotodama part 9

A/N: For the moment, this is all I’ve got of this fic. (RL is kicking me in the teeth ATM. Drat.) But at least I ended the scene with a proper taunt to Murphy!

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Ogasawara had taken it. He hadn’t worn it until Genbatsu had checked it over; once burned, twice shy. Yukiatsu herself knew her memories of what was and wasn’t safe for a mortal were as shattered as a dropped mirror. But the priest had pronounced it perfectly safe, with an avaricious gleam in his eyes that smacked of much pestering to come for Yukiatsu to pull this trick off again-

Michael shook his head, hard, trying to get the world to make sense. Felt a chill on his scalp. Reached up, and touched the shaved skin of a hatamoto’s formal hairstyle.

This is not happening-

Snkt!

Blinking, the lieutenant finally recognized the man standing across from him. In a way. -“You went as Wolverine?”-

Oh gods. I did not just speak Japanese.

…I did not just think gods. I’m a Catholic, I’m-

Staring at all too real adamantium blades sprouting from a very suspicious mutant’s hand.

-“What are you talking about, bub? And where are we?”- Logan inhaled deeply. -“Air base. I can smell it. America, Canada – I’m guessing the States, by the voices. But you….”- Dark eyes narrowed. -“You smell like autumn in Tokyo. When nothing else does.”-

And if Michael remembered his comics right… when it came to scents, Wolverine went by stab first, ask questions later. -“There’s-”- English, damn it! “There’s a reason for that,” Michael managed.

Claws snkted back under skin. “You got to the count of one. Two….”

And three would be slash. Right. “It’s magic,” Michael got out. Not that Wolverine was fond of magic, from the comics, but at least he should know what it was.

“It’s what?” Logan said in disbelief.

Which made no sense, any fan of Wolverine’s knew he’d run into magic-

Any comics fan, Michael realized. From the movies? Not so much.

Wonderful. Could the night get any worse?

A roar shook the air outside, and the lieutenant sighed. I had to ask.