Sleepless (Sephirothsu & Anael)
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				Title: <strong>Sleepless (Sephirothsu &amp; Anael)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>12-12-2010, 03:22:01</strong>
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				<em>I'd rather die...</em><br><br>Those are the words Soubi had spoken to him when he asked what Soubi would do if Seimei ordered him to kill him. Why did the older man have to be so... so... vexing? His tail bristled in anger briefly at the thought. He finished wrapping his last wound, courtsey of his mother for being out too late, and curled up on his bed, staring at the cellphone Soubi had given him.<br><br>He almost thought of calling the man, demanding to know if his words were true. Indeed he found himself with his finger over call button yet he didn't press it. He merely sighed and closed the phone, cuddling it close to him. It would be another sleepless night thanks to Soubi and his mysterious ways. But he was used to sleepless nights. It'd been that way since Seimei died.<br><br>Seimei... Why did everyone keep insisting he was a cruel person? He'd always been kind to him, been with him, protected him. Surely they didn't know the true Seimei at all. They weren't the ones that lived with him after all. Yet why hadn't Seimei told him about the Fighters and Sacrafices? It seemed like there was this whole other life to Seimei he couldn't reach, couldn't understand. And Seimei's Fighter was not very forthcoming with information either.<br><br>Ritsuka tossed and turned, trying to find a comfortable position for his lithe bruised body. Finally he sat up with a groan and angerily mashed buttons, texting his 'Fighter'.<br><br><em>Were they true?</em><br><br>He didn't expect to hear from the man yet found himself looking from the phone to the balcony, almost hoping the blond would come in unannounced as he always did. "Soubi..." He sighed and looked at the banadages covering his forearm where his mother had gouged him a few times with a knife. They were deep, but they would heal. Soubi had asked him once before to leave his mother and he refused. No, Risuka was all she had, even if she didn't want /this/ Ritsuka. <br><br>So he wrapped his arms about his knees which were close to his chest. Would Soubi come? Or ignore him yet again.....?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sleepless (Sephirothsu &amp; Anael)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 06:46:42</strong>
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				Soubi inhaled deeply and released a small cloud of smoke, peering through the faint cloud at the river lapping gently before him. The moon was nearly gone, even without the clouds draping the sky, its crescent a thin sliver of pale light. His thoughts played over the last few days, drifting between Ritsuka's warm and cold behavior. Ritsuka always shifted back and forth, as if he was fickle... Soubi knew it was more complicated, though. The youth had difficulty trusting him. He could understand, given his orders, but it wouldn't deter him. Soubi would remind him with every occasion that they were supposed to be together.<br><br>And, for him, it was more than orders now.<br><br>Breathing out another lungful of smoke, Soubi felt the vibration of his phone stir to life in his pocket. Looking down, he retrieved it and saw the text, his lips moving into a smile. Ritsuka had kept distant, and now he wanted to see him? So like the boy, he thought, imagining the feel of his ears in his fingers.<br><br>Closing the phone and replacing it, Soubi took another draw before tossing down the cigarette and crushing it out. Turning from the river, he started for his sacrifice's home.<br><br><em>I'm coming, Ritsuka.</em>
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 07:15:38</strong>
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				Ritsuka stared at the cellphone until his vision began to blur and he nodded off. And he dreamed. <br><br>He dreamed of a Seimei that was so cruel that he had cut his name into Soubi's neck. A Seimei that would leave the man battered and broken as Kio had claimed. Then the dream twisted. Seimei wasn't nice to him. Seimei didn't stop his mother from attacking him, in fact he joined in. Ritsuka could almost feel the blows Seimei rained down on him. His brother's hits were much harder than his mother's. They didn't leave just bruises. They broke bones.<br><br>Ritsuka's ears flattend back with fear even in sleep, and he whimpered and twitched. Finally, as Seimei was choking the last bit of air out of him Ritsuka awoke with a hard jerk and a scream. "Seimei!" He panted harshly and trembled, his eyes staring straight ahead but not really seeing. "N-No... Seimei... Seimei was a good person. He'd never... He wouldn't do that.."<br><br>Ritsuka would continue to tremble and pant, trapped in his own personal nightmare which it seemed like he could not escape. He mouthed the name 'Soubi' once before panting amd shaking harder. The poor teen had been through so much in such a short amount of time it was no wonder he was having nightmares.
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 00:08:41</strong>
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				Climbing up to Ritsuka's landing, Soubi thought of the youth's troubles, his mother's insane cruelty and his saintly love for her. No matter what kind of pain she gave him, he accepted it and forgave her. It was as heart-breaking as it was touching; Soubi knew pain that Ritsuka wouldn't endure, yet Ritsuka had some of the same.<br><br><em>I'll make you feel better, Ritsuka.</em><br><br>Opening the sliding door leading out to the landing, he parted the curtains and saw him in his bed, trembling with fear. Concern flickering over his face, he went to Ritsuka's side instantly, pulling him into his arms.<br><br>"Ritsuka, what's wrong?"<br><br>He gazed down into the boy's eyes, affection glowing in his face.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 00:43:01</strong>
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				As he was grabbed Risuka snapped out of the spell, nuzzling into the warmth around him. At first he thought it must be Seimei but the scent was wrong. It was Soubi. His cheeks colored as he looked up at the elder man.<br><br>"You.... Came."<br><br>He shook his head, trying to clear the remains of the dream that clung to him so desperately. He certainly wasn't going to act like a scared child around Soubi of all people. He refused to show weakness to anyone anymore. And he viewed nightmares as a weakness, though he had them nightly.<br><br>"Dream. It was a dream. You can let go of me now."<br><br>But it didn't seem like a true order, and Ritsuka wasn't pulling away, not yet at least. He winced slightly and looked down at his arm. It had bled through this time. He frowned and sighed softly. He didn't want to be stitched up, hospitals asked too many questionss. There's only so many times he could give the excuse of running into things before a case worker came in.
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>18-12-2010, 00:25:14</strong>
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				"Of course I did, Ritsuka." His eyes beheld the youth, almost a man in his own right, but still much younger than Soubi in many ways. He suffered, yet was innocent. It was endlessly endearing.<br><br>Not answering his mention of it being a dream, or to end the contact, Soubi held him closer against him, his warmth strong. Looking down at the blood seeping through the bandage, Soubi drew off the covers and picked Ritsuka up, carrying him to the bathroom before setting him down on the sink counter. "Let's take care of that."<br><br>Getting out bandages from the bathroom, he slowly unwrapped Ritsuka's arm and began cleaning it carefully, tenderly, his eyes affectionate.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>18-12-2010, 00:47:00</strong>
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				Ritsuka leaned against Soubi as he was carried. He was still a bit too dazed to yell at Soubi properly. He winced as the bandage was removed. Really some of the gashes were deep, and really needed to be sewn back together. His mother it seemed, was getting more and more violent as he got older.<br><br>As the wounds were cleaned all Ritsuka did was flinch and wince, though clearly it had to hurt like hell. But he rarely ever showed any sign of pain unless it was severe pain. Even then his reactions were carefully guarded. <br><br>"Soubi... We need to make a connection right? How do... How do we do that?"
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>18-12-2010, 23:25:37</strong>
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				Staring at the wounds with a grimness at their cause and a softness at their depth, he wished he had some thread and a needle with him to take care of Ritsuka's wounds. He let his mother do too much, and he couldn't heal himself like Soubi could. The fighter sighed quietly, having no words to push the younger man into doing what was best for his physical well-being. This was all his choice, after all.<br><br>Pressing the skin together firmly, he began re-wrapping the wound on his arm, watching his work carefully, not wanting to hurt Ritsuka more than necessary. Though he was strong, there was something fragile about him, even in his enduring ways and stubbornness.<br><br>Meeting his sacrifice's eyes, he gazed at him intently before replying, his hands wrapping further without his eyes. "You have to accept our bond, Ritsuka. To want it without fighting it." 
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>18-12-2010, 23:42:43</strong>
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				Ritsuka flinched, his ears going back as Soubi press the wounds and wrapped them. That was all the pain he would show though, refusing to show any more weakness than that. If Soubi could survive nearly dying then why should he cry out in pain at such a simple thing?<br><br>Ritsuka frowned at the answer. It sounded so simple. Just accept it. But something deep inside his core prevented him from doing so. He didn't want to be that close to someone. Part of it stemed from whatever happened two years ago, which he couldn't remember at all, and the death of Seimei. He was close with Seimei, and Seimei had died. So his mind jumped to the conclusion that closeness meant danger for the other person.<br><br>"Then.. We'll have to keep fighting the way we are. But that still means I don't want you going out and fighting on your own! Or letting someone beat you up." Risuka's ears went back and he frowned. "You always find some way around my orders, or disobey them completely. Is that because you don't have a bond with with me?" He looked up and gave Soubi a glare. "Or is it you like lying to me?"
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>19-12-2010, 02:08:22</strong>
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				Pulling the last of the bandaging tight and securing it, Soubi snipped the roll and set it aside, along with the scissors. He cleaned his hands and dried them, giving Ritsuka some silence before answering his question, as he sometimes did. "I cannot disobey Seimei's orders."<br><br>There was much he was forbidden to talk about. Soubi couldn't understand what Seimei would gain by keeping his brother in the dark, but he had no choice about the matter. That was how it was, and he couldn't do anything about it.<br><br>Picking Ritsuka up again, he carried him back to his bed, sitting down next to him after putting him back under the covers. The fighter often said nothing and almost never apologized, the words having no purpose, meaning, or being forbidden. Looking down at him, he cupped Ritsuka's cheek and stroked it gently, smiling at him with some warmth.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>19-12-2010, 03:11:15</strong>
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				"I don't understand. What were my brother's orders that you'd do stuff like that? And... He... He's gone so you don't have to follow his orders." Ritsuka closed his eyes tightly to fight back tears.<br><br>"He told you to be my Fighter right? Doesn't that mean you should listen to me? N-not that I want to order you around. I just don't want to see you hurt." He blinked and blushed darkly as Soubi picked him up, more awake to be embarressedby it. "H-hey!"<br><br>That blush continued as Soubi tucked him in a cupped his cheek. Seimei would sometimes do that. "Soubi.. What was Seimei like to you? Is it like Kio said? I just.. I can't see him being that way. He was so nice to me, would pet my ears and kiss me like you sometimes do. And.. Those words. I love you... I.. I hate them so much. Only Seimei said that to me." Ritsuka was too young and naieve to see Seimei loved him a bit more than a brother should.<br><br>"That's why.. I can't stand hearing them. Because if you.. love me.. You'll die."
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>19-12-2010, 03:19:15</strong>
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				"Seimei's orders are absolute," Soubi said simply to Ritsuka's questions. It didn't matter that Seimei died; Soubi would follow his last orders to his death. Ritsuka couldn't understand what that was like, though Soubi didn't necessarily want him to.<br><br>Smiling at Ritsuka gently, Soubi petted the top of his head between his ears. "I follow your orders, Ritsuka. You are my Sacrifice." Rubbing the edges of the ears gently, his gaze nor his smile wavered in regarding the youth. He was still naive in many ways. Soubi found his innocence endearing as well as frustrating, but he wouldn't ever want to change it.<br><br>"I would happily give my life for you." Perhaps the young man would come to understand in time. It still didn't matter, though.<br><br>This is who he was.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>19-12-2010, 03:54:27</strong>
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				Ritsuka frowned in frustrations. Soubi was confusing. First he's saying Seimei's orders were absolute then he was saying he would follow Ritsuka's. He was ready to growl in his frustration but then Soubi was petting his ears. Ritsuka relaxed into a purr, a faint blush crossing his features. It felt aboslutely wonderful to be petted that way. He totally forgot his anger.<br><br>"What does it really mean to be a Sacrifice? You... Sound like more like a sacrifice than me. You.. Get hurt because you fight without me. And say you'll die for me. I... I don't want anyone to die anymore."<br><br>Ritsuka shut his eyes tightly and a single tear escaped. "I can't lose you too. Not because of me and my own weaknesses. I want to be stronger. I do. But if I simply.. Accept it like you say then that means you're close to me. A-And you are. And I'm so confused. I don't understand anything. And everyone's answers are so confusing. No one makes sense. And why does everybody want me? What's so special about me?"
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>19-12-2010, 07:24:07</strong>
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				"Sacrifices suffer when a fighter cannot repel the enemy." His other hand came up to stroke in Ritsuka's hair while he rubbed his ears, his touches firm but gentle. "If the two cannot work together in perfect harmony, weakness is inevitable."<br><br>Soubi went out on his own because Ritsuka wasn't trained or prepared to be such a sacrifice. Seimei's will was sharp, and he knew exactly what to do and when to defeat their opponents; Soubi was but the instrument of Seimei's will, delivering his plan and soundly defeating anyone in their path. Unlike his brother, Ritsuka did not have the same confidence, the same ease with battle... and none of the training or experience, either. He wouldn't let him take such suffering if he didn't have to.<br><br>"Because you are Ritsuka," Soubi said, smiling and kissing the top of his head.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>19-12-2010, 07:48:52</strong>
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				The pets to his ears were doing wonders to calm the teen down. "I want to Soubi. Be in harmony with you. I do just... I don't understandd anything so how can I accept it? And I can't.. Order you around. That's just not who I am."<br><br>Ritsuka hugged his knees to his chest. "Loveless... Also means one without love. When you told me that was my real name I.. I rejected it. I don't want to be Loveless. But without Seimei I truly am. Mother doesn't love the current me, and I can't remember who I was. And even you are just... acting under orders."<br><br>He wiped at his eyes and sniffled slightly. Why did that have to be his name of all things? It felt like a heavy fate upon him, like he would always be alone. Especially with Seimei dead now. 
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>20-12-2010, 21:35:10</strong>
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				It was hard to tell what he could say to the teen that would elicit a positive response from him; his doubts were very strong, and he resisted most attempts at intimacy or closeness. Soubi wanted to draw him close and show him his feelings, but he could not force Ritsuka too far... and Ritsuka had to choose what he wanted.<br><br>"I came to you because of orders... but I love you, Ritsuka." His eyes drew over the youth's with affection, always held back and restrained. Ritsuka was too young and naive yet to be drawn into the world he knew, after all. Too much had tormented his heart already to pull him when he wasn't ready.<br><br>Such was out of his hands. Soubi tried to show Ritsuka why he could trust him, over and over, as much as he could with his orders. He hoped he would come around in time.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>20-12-2010, 23:20:49</strong>
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				Ritsuka flinched at those words. Ones he longed to hear but also hated so much. "You keep saying that. But how can you truly Soubi? Do you mean those words?" Ritsuka looked up and him and finally for once, saw Soubi clearly. That look, he knew it, remembered it. It made him blush and gasp lightly.<br><br>"N-no, you can't love me Soubi. Please don't. I know that look now. I don't... I dont want anyone to love me!" Yet he suddenly embraced Soubi, trembling the whole time. "How can you love the current me? I'm stand offish and cold. And order you to keep away from me. That's not... someone anyone could love." <br><br>He rested his head on Soubi's chest, listening to his heartbeat. It was so strong, so alive. But Seimei had been so alive as well and now he was gone. "Don't you... Don't you ever die on me! That's an order!" Not that it could really do anything, but it eased Ritsuka's mind to say it.
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 20:25:31</strong>
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				Soubi held Ritsuka easily, keeping the youth next to him with some care to avoid his wounds. "I love you, Ritsuka," he repeated to his sacrifice, ignoring his rejections and pleas. Ritsuka's pain never could make him less worthy of love, though he chose to push it away.<br><br>There was nothing he could say to truly assuage Ritsuka's doubts, but he nodded to him, taking the order to heart. Soubi had no plans to die, and would avoid such a fate, for... a variety of reasons, whether shared or not.<br><br>Stroking his back and head, he supported Ritsuka against him, trying to give him comfort and warmth. He was weary, and ought to sleep, to rest his deep stress and worries.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 21:07:38</strong>
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				There were those words again, but this time he didn't object to it. He just stayed in Soubi's arms. He was so very tired. And the pain was from his wounds were a constant reminder of how much his mother hated him. But somehow he didn't want the current 'him' to disappear. The current Risuka liked Soubi, and if he turned back to the old Risuka then he wouldn't like Soubi, and that idea scared him.<br><br>"Soubi... Would you... Stay with me? Just for the night." Ritsuka blushed and looked up at the elder Fighter. He was expecting Soubi to turn the him down. It really was inapproiate for such to ask such a thing but he wanted to stay in the other's arms, just for tonight.<br><br>His ears went back as he had asked the question, and he had tensed up a good deal. But the gentle pettings were making him relax once more. If Soubi kept this up he might be able to sleep, despite the pain of him wounds. It a wonder Ritsuka never took anything to help with the pain, really the thought had never crossed his mind.
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 21:31:58</strong>
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				Soubi nodded assent to the youth. Giving comfort was something he wasn't really used to in his life, but was happy to do with Ritsuka. The youth inspired a lot of different, interesting reactions from him. He smiled warmly and shifted to move Ritsuka carefully, holding him close and stroking his neck and head.<br><br>Watching him ease with his touches, he wondered what his dreams were like, haunting him so. Leaning in, he kissed Ritsuka's forehead gently, whispering for him to rest, the word subtly infused with the power every fighter could wield.<br><br>Even as they were, Soubi had little use for words, so much of the time.
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 22:41:10</strong>
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				Ritsuka sighed softly and rested once more against Soubi. It wasn't so bad, it was warm and safe. He found himself wondering why he never accepted it before. And the petting was so nice and making him softly purr.<br><br>As Soubi kissed his forehead he relaxed and closed his eyes, his breathing evening out to that rythmn of sleep. He slept for little mor than an hour before his ears went back and he started whimpering.<br><br>He was running through that school again, sliding open that door and finding that chared corpse. He could only tell it was Seimei by the fact someone had redressed the corpse in his clothes. And where he was. He was sitting in Ritsuka's seat. 
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>31-12-2010, 23:54:14</strong>
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				Holding Ritsuka in his arms, Soubi's eyes had little else to stare, but had little reason to move his gaze away from his sacrifice. He seemed so fragile and delicate in his sleep, so unlike the steel that was often in his eyes and voice. What troubled his mind so every night?<br><br>As Soubi finally began to drift away from consciousness, his vigil was disturbed by Ritsuka's quiet sounds of distress. Snapping back to attention, it seemed that he was having some sort of nightmare again that was tormenting his subconscious mind. Soubi's watched him with concern and sadness before shaking him gently, trying to stir him awake from the nightmare.<br><br>"Ritsuka..."
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>01-01-2011, 00:24:25</strong>
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				Ritsuka woke when Soubi shook him, panting a little and looking about the room. He then realized he was resting against something warm and soft. He looked up at Soubi and blushed darkly. <br><br>"Y-you're still here? I thought you would of gone by now..." He was shivering a little and instinctively shifted back against Soubi for comfort and warmth. "It was... I was reliving finding Seimei. I have to find out who killed him Soubi. I have to. And I have to find out why. The Seimei you knew and the Seimei I knew. Why are they so different? Yet everyone insists he was so mean. Why did I see none of that? Or that he was having these battles with you as the Fighter. If I become a good Sacrifice for you... Will I find the answers?"<br><br>He studied the older man from that odd angle. He really wasn't expecting an answer but he still had to ask, just in case Soubi did say yes. Leaving things unasked would get him nowhere. Though a lot of times asking Soubi questions got him no where as well. But to risk not asking seemed foolish. 
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				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>04-01-2011, 00:27:20</strong>
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				Soubi could not explain the difference between how Seimei treated him and how he treated Ritsuka. To him, Seimei was his master, his sacrifice, his lord and God. How could he speak ill of his Beloved?<br><br>To Ritsuka's question, he could not be certain, but... it would not hurt Ritsuka to become stronger and better seek out his destiny. Giving him no words, Soubi simply nodded to Ritsuka, his loving smile continuing to look down at him. He wanted to help Ritsuka, to take pain for him; he hated seeing the youth suffer, even though it was the nature of being a sacrifice.<br><br>"Only you can find the answers you seek."
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				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>04-01-2011, 02:19:50</strong>
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				Ritsuka set his jaw and suddenly kissed Soubi. A blush darkly colored his cheeks as he did so. But it felt warm and nice. And it was the first time Ritsuka had kissed Soubi first instead of the other way around.<br><br>"I will find my answers by becoming your Sacrifice completely. I'm not going to fight it anymore. Not if doing so will help me find answers. But..." Ritsuka looked down, blushing faintly. "I don't think I'd be very good at ordering you around. Especially during a fight. I just have no idea what to tell you what to do. And in reality the fights scare me. I don't want to see anyone hurt, even those trying to hurt me."<br><br>Ritsuka was just too timid and against violence to like to see anyone hurt. Even if meant he'd get hurt. He could withstand pain. He did it almost every night. That would probably make him a very good Sacrifice. Especially when paired with a Fighter like Soubi. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Sleepless (Sephirothsu &amp; Anael)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ferrousaemyr</strong> on <strong>15-01-2011, 23:47:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Soubi was clearly surprised that Ritsuka kissed him; though Ritsuka had made various responses of some approval, he tended to thoughtfully reject such advances as often as he acted desirous of them. It was paradoxical, but Soubi had grown used to the conflict. Of course returning the pressure, it was still a strange thing to transpire for him.<br><br>Despite being of the same blood as Seimei, Ritsuka was entirely different than his brother. To Soubi, it was at times unnerving, but often beautiful. He smiled at the youth, brushing his cheek with a gentle thumb. "I'll protect you, Ritsuka. That's my duty as a fighter."<br><br>Even though Ritsuka was his sacrifice, Soubi would much rather take the pain than let it come to Ritsuka. There relationship was worlds different from any he had had previously, but felt completely natural.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Sleepless (Sephirothsu &amp; Anael)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sephirothsu</strong> on <strong>16-01-2011, 00:27:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Ritsuka made a soft noise of pleasure as Soubi returned the kiss. It was so much different then the kisses Soubi stole from him and he found the tip of his tail twitching in pleasure. He found himself feeling a jolt of pleasure shoot down his spine and settle between his legs. When their lips parted Ritsuka's cheeks were still flushed and he was lightly panting.<br><br>He looked up at Soubi, swallowing a tiny bit. "But.. It's my duty to be there for you too right? Even though I can't fight I want to endure the pain so you don't need to. I want to be strong for you. I want to be with you."<br><br>Ritsuka looked down, his blush brightening. "Together you'll be even stronger right? Then let me be at your side."
			</dd>
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