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It's my LJ. I'm allowed to spam it. X3
Ryu is a warrior, first and foremost. And the first and foremost rule of a warrior is to never let emotions get in the way of your duty. Ryu knows that.
So, then, why is Ryu hesitating in attacking? His hesitation could be harmful, even fatal in another situation, yet still he hesitates; unable to bring himself to attack.
Ryu knows the person standing in front of him almost as well as he knows himself. Lightly tanned skin, which looks so smooth. And it is smooth, despite the numerous wounds from both training and otherwise it has endured, minus the hands. The hands are tough and calloused; sign of a true warrior.
Ryu knows the way that auburn hair falls over his fingers. The way those golden brown eyes settle on him, never wavering. And yet, this person Ryu is staring at is so different now Ryu cannot help but hesitate and hurt and wonder what happened to make him so unrecognisable.
Once containing such warmth that made Ryu tingle with pleasure, now that voice is tainted with such coldness it makes Ryu shiver. It feels like animosity, something which Ryu isn’t familiar with. Not from him, anyway.
This, Ryu muses absently, is understandable. Ryu muses, ponders; whilst attempting to quash the sickening nausea that threatens to well up in his throat.
Not many people experience the feeling of animosity radiating from their lover.
“Hayate…” Despite how Ryu wishes to keep his voice strong and level, it quavers dangerously as he takes a step backward, hand automatically going for his sword. “What are you doing?”
“My name is not Hayate.”
Ryu cannot keep the shock from his expression. “What do you mean?”
“My name is Ein, and I have been sent here to destroy you.”
Ryu is a warrior. But he is also a human being, and he cannot stifle the emotion that rushes through him with his ex-lover’s words. Destroy me. He wants to see me die.
Ryu’s hand drops. Shock. Hurt. Bitter betrayal. It doesn’t matter. It all does the same.
The blade digging into Ryu stomach hurts almost as those words slicing through Ryu’s heart.
I know I'm rusty... but please direct any eggs, tomatoes and other projectiles over that way. ^^