IC: Shortly after the Mistletoad debacle

[thekingsgambit]

[The silence between the cornfield and Boys 4 has just been interrupted by a loud, pathetic puppy cry. Those interested in going after the poor creature might discover the tiny black kitten that is presently clenching said puppy's paw in its mouth and puffed up to twice its normal size.]

-- I told you to put me down!




((This is actually open to whoever wishes to jump it and save the poor puppy. ;;))

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[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Hisssss!]

I forgot it was your instinct to not think things through.

[ -- Goes quiet again almost immediately after he says it.]

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[ears flattening further, he backs up a few paces]

Yeah, well. I guess it would be better for the both of us if I did. Sorry.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Curls tail closer to teeny body.]

... You never properly addressed my question earlier.

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

Which one?

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Stares at paws, kneading the ground but otherwise staying very still.]

You only mentioned the obvious concerns. But that was not what you asked.

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[tilts head to the side in that cute doggy way, ears perking up again]

Oh. Well?

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

Did you have a reason for asking?

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[shakes head]

I just...was upset. And I thought. Well, you kissed me first.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[... I was hoping it was all a blur.]

What does that matter? You were just as likely to kiss me at the time.

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

That goes along with the obvious problems I pointed out, doesn't it? So, yeah. That's all I meant.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Making an elaborate show of trying to groom one of his paws.]

... And if there were other problems?

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[watches, ears flicking in irritation]

I don't know.

[then, after a moment, looks down at feet]

I can't.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Stops licking but still doesn't move.]

Can't... ?

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[delivered in an uncharacteristically uncertain manner]

Think about what if. I can't forget what happened before and I still have to go back. I know you've been trying to make me let go, but I just can't. I'm sorry.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Turns to.]

Don't apologize. It is no longer a necessary skill for you.

[Still, seems more distant than usual, as if unfocused.]

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

No, it's always necessary.

...you never answered the question, either.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Fur raises slightly, as do ears.]

Ah?

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

You can't just ask me what I mean and then not say anything yourself.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Looks to the side and lowers voice practically to monotone.]

... I don't know. Being here... complicates too much. You complicate too much. There are many things I am no longer sure of.

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[dry laugh]

I guess we're agreed then.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Manages his own depreciating laugh.]

Such a rarity, isn't it?

[Curls up more.]

[whenknightfalls.livejournal.com]

[...ninja-licks him, and then having contracted someone else to do the taking care of him, turns to go visit the shollies]

It happens.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Lifts head a moment later, registering the lick, and blinks. Just instincts most likely. Unfamiliar with the form shifts, Suzaku would have no experience in controlling such impulses. It made sense.]