❝It sure is a beautiful day but, run? I don’t know about that, we’ve done a whole lot of walkin’ today, runnin’ doesn’t sound like it’d be too enjoyable. You can go on ahead and do that though, I’ll just sit here and watch your pretty figure twirl around and what not.❞
“Hahaha! But… But Maaaggooooo."
Excitedly the tall cerulean Intoner approached him, her gloved palms stretched out to meet his while her fingers wiggled excitedly, "please? Please?? Run with me!”
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- [Magoichi wasn’t used to talking like this, he wasn’t used to saying things like this, but he was trying right now. Hesitant in some area’s, yes, without a doubt he was, but for the most part he was trying to be truthful about what he said.] ❝Yeah I uh..I do.❞ [Magoichi would clear his throat as he now laid back onto the bed, his his hand moving from the top of Two’s head, to the upper area’s of her back, around Two’s shoulders.] ❝I’ve spent a lot of time alone in my life, and you know it never really bothered me, so when you left I figured that I’d just adjust to things and go back to how I used to be but..❞
- ❝It wasn’t that easy.❞ [Magoichi sort of stared off into blank space as he laid there in the bed, but even so he moved his hand up and down Two’s upper back, in a comforting sort of way. It might’ve just been impulse that drove the movement of his palm but, right now Magoichi couldn’t help himself— it was just so nice to have Two in reach once again.] ❝I’d gotten so used to having you around that being by myself seemed really..uhh..dull. I’m sure over time things would’ve gotten better for me but, I kinda hoped you would come back at some point, its what I
neededwanted, I mean that.❞
"…It’s… what I wanted too.“
Gently she pulled closer to his form, allowing his palm to glide up and down her naked back while they basked in one another’s presence for a time. The soft chirping of crickets outside was relaxing, while the air of the night filled the small shack.
”……I need you more than life, Mago.“
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- ❝Two..No, come on don’t say that! I know what I did ok?..❞ [Magoichi would watch Two as she crawled across the bed, and while she looked good doing that, her attractiveness wasn’t the main point of his attention. Magoichi’s focus was mostly on what Two said, and how she said it, and boy did some of those words just rip through him. It was his fault, he knew that this was all his fault, and to hear Two cover for him like this just made Magoichi feel so low. He shouldn’t have done what he did, even if it wasn’t something he and Two agreed on, because that wasn’t an excuse, not in Magoichi’s eyes.]
- ❝..and I’m sorry for it..❞ [Magoichi would reach one of his hands out, and soon enough, his palm would brush against the top of Two’s head, before sliding down and brushing against one of her cheeks— an attempted sentimental gesture if anything is what it was. If anything, Magoichi’s calm voice was more convincing.] ❝…I’m very, very sorry Two. There was nothing right about what I did, deal or no deal, it was a f*cked up move on my part. Honestly, you had every right to turn around and run like you did, you had every right leave me but…I’m glad you came back.❞
Feeling his palm run through her cerulean curls and then cup against the side of her plush cheek, forcing a small grin from her while she leaned into the touch. Her bright blue eyes lidded while giving a deep sigh, her body slumped against the bed. “…..Are you?”
It was odd having someone say it was their fault when she felt it was her own, after all, Magoichi made it obvious he wasn’t the commitment type of man – at least in the field of love and affection. But something was so different about this situation… like it was a silent declaration. A very, very, VERY silent one.
“You want me back?”
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- ❝…..Hey—❞ [It was so nice to hear Two’s voice after all this time, it was nice to see her too, in more ways than one, but Magoichi was surprised in a lot of ways as well. After the second or third night that Two didn’t return to him, Magoichi was almost sure that she’d left for good, ‘maybe she had returned to her world’ he thought, or, ‘maybe she found something else other than him to occupy her time’, he figured. Seeing Two there in his bed sort of put a dent in those doubts, because for whatever reason, she had found her way back to him. With his gaze now firmly locked on the velvet-cloaked Intoner, Magoichi only hoped that her reason for returning was a good one.]
- ❝— Its good to see you, pretty thing. Looks like you’ve settled in nicely.❞ [Magoichi,after setting his musket down on the ground, would take a seat beside Two, his body positioned on the edge of the bed as it was. This whole situation was kind of funny to him, because just as Magoichi was starting to get used to the whole ‘i’m a loner’ thing again, here Two was, dressed as provocatively as possible, in his bed. Either this was fate saving him from a life alone, or he was just really, really lucky— Magoichi was going to put his bets on luck right now.]
Twisting and shifting beneath the velvet blanket, Two pulled it high up enough that it covered her breasts. Her clothes scattered about the floor, further showing him that she wasn’t about to go anywhere. At least not now, and if she was angry she was hiding it fairly well beneath a facade that was sleepy.
"Is it? Or are you just saying that?
So I don’t feel like an idiot for running away?“
That was certainly telling – if anything, one might have assumed she’d blame Magoichi for the events that transpired a week ago at the Inn. But no, instead she proclaimed herself the fool, and crawled back to him, belly dragging all the way till she crawled in his bed, practically pleading for his love again.
Well…
His not love.
"I thought a lot… and…
I got sad a lot too. And I slept alone… ate alone… bathed alone.
Just wondering why you won’t want me back. Wondering if …
If maybe I’m an idiot for still wanting you. Because I do.
…..Probably sound stupid right now. But I can’t stand being away from you.”
Crawling closer to his side, her arms bent so that she could lay on her stomach, chin on the folded arms in question. “Even if you don’t care about me.. I care about you so much. You make me so mad when you stare at other women, flirt with them.. I bet you even think about sleeping with them too. I guess I just wanted you to only want me like that, only want my body, only me but… that wasn’t our deal.”
”I need to be away from you right now….”
”I need to…. think.”
”Good-bye.”
- Two
— It was surprisingly hard for Magoichi after Two left like she did, harder then he thought it would be. At first, Magoichi felt a bit relieved, because he was finally by himself again and he didn’t have to watch what he said or, take caution in what he did, but soon enough he realized that being alone wasn’t all that it used to be..
No longer was someone there to greet Magoichi when he woke up in the morning, no longer was there someone to converse with as he traversed the cold, quiet roads in this strange land. No longer did he have someone to warm his bed at night— or better yet, someone to hold close as he slept.
Having traveled with Two for as long as he did and having spent so much time beside her, Magoichi realized that being alone was really..lonely. Thats not to say that Magoichi wasn’t ‘lonely’ before he met Two, because in a way he was, but it didn’t bother him then as much as it did now.
Magoichi blamed himself for that though…
What Magoichi felt right now was merely the result of his failure in keeping his own emotions in check. If Magoichi hadn’t let Two get so close, then he wouldn’t have been feeling like this right now, but..In time, Magoichi was sure he’d get over it.
In the days following both his and Two’s parting, Magoichi went back to what he always did, wandering.
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- [In Magoichi’s eyes, save for that one incident back at the inn, this had been a pretty good week. After leaving Xu Chang, Magoichi had wandered around the surrounding villages, picking up what bounties he could in order to earn some coin, and boy did he gain a lot of it. Yeah, Magoichi would need to return to Xu Chang at some point to see if Cao Cao had returned, but for now, things were alright.]
- [This day was coming to an end though, and after cashing in his most recent bounty and collecting the gold, Magoichi would wander toward a hut that he’d acquired for the night. It was a decently enough living space, it wasn’t as big or as nice as that one room he had back in Xu Chang but, it was good enough for Magoichi, it was good enough for now.] ❝Wait.. thats weird, the doors already open. Didn’t I lock this before I left?..Ehh, guess I didn’t.❞
- [After pushing open the door of his temporary residence, Magoichi would step inside, and soon after, he’d close said door behind him. Tonight was supposed to be a night of rest and relaxation, but when Magoichi looked out toward the main room that all changed, he almost didn’t believe what he saw, or better yet, who he saw.] ❝Oh…well this explains the door.❞
Love…
It’s something all humans and non-humans strive to have. To be accepted unconditionally by someone, to be longed for, and to reveal all your dark and twisted secrets. To unleash all your lust without the fear of being judged, and to know they always had your back, no matter the situation.
The long week being apart from Magoichi was the hardest thing Two had done, next to experiencing the loss of Cent. She had full intentions of leaving him for so much longer but she quickly found her own will weak, and refused to wait another day. Relentless had been her search when she returned to the old Inn they’d worked at and had not found him. Quickly her maddened search brought her to the outskirts were scattered villages lay, and relaying her description of the handsome mercenary, they directed her further along – one village after the other.
Until finding this one…
…with a particular owner who was more
than happy to direct her to his rented quarters, no less.
With key in hand and an empty shack, Two decided she’d wait for his inevitable return. In her waiting she decided to spread out in a velvet blanket that was gifted to her from the Inn keeper, and having tasted being spoiled she refused to snuggle up in rags. Besides, she was certain this may be appealing.. red was sexy, wasn’t it? She was sure.
However, in her waiting she grew tired, and as the hours ticked by her lids got heavier, to the point she’d fallen asleep in the very bed she’d been waiting for him in.
"…..Nm…“ The Intoner of Cerulean’s sensitive nose and nerves picked up the opening of the door due to the faint wind blowing in, her body shifting and flipping in place before she faced Magoichi’s direction.
”………Mago.“
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- ❝………❞ [Magoichi was silent for a moment, all as he thought about what Two had said. In his mind, Magoichi would’ve liked to think that he wouldn’t have done anything like Two suggested, but..who knows? Had Two not been there like she was, anything could’ve happened.] ❝No, no! C’mon Two don’t think like that. I wasn’t going to do anything back there, me and her were just talking thats it.❞
"I need to be away from you right now, I need to…. think.“
And by the Gods did she know that if she didn’t get away from him she’d be swayed by his word; he was an addiction. Her flavored brand, as if the dealer knew her inside and out, and damn did he know her. Intoxicating and good looking? She was head over heels for Magoichi.
"Good-bye."
In a leap and bound she was atop one of the many roofs of the city, and ran off in blinding speed. A stream of blue flower petals followed.
(Source: deityselene)
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- [When Magoichi went through the entrance, or as its purpose served right now, the exit, Magoichi found Two standing there near the street, just a few feet away from the building. Looking at it now, Magoichi had been so worried and so focused on catching up to Two that he hadn’t thought about much. Now that Magoichi stood here before the Intoner, he realized that he didn’t really know what to say, and hearing Two address him like she had didn’t make things any easier.] ❝..Back there at that table, that wasn’t uhh..I wasn’t…you know, it wasn’t like ‘that’.❞
- [Magoichi’s words may have come off as broken or desperate at best, but it was about all he could come out with right now. There was so many things this mercenary was feeling right now, ᴡᴏʀʀʏ,ᴘᴀɪɴ,ғᴇᴀʀ,ɢᴜɪʟᴛ, all of them were globed together into some whirlwind of emotional upheaval as Magoichi took some steps toward Two.] ❝I don’t know what you saw but—…❞
“But what, Magoichi?”
Two was exhausted emotionally right now, she didn’t have the strength to battle it out with her lover. All that she knew was he was openly flirting with another woman, under the same roof as her, “do you do this when you’re out, too? When I’m not there?"
"If I wasn’t there, would you have went with her? Kissed her like you kiss me?”
(Source: deityselene)
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- [Watching and listening Two speak like this made Magoichi’s heart race, and not in the good way. Sure, in technical terms he hadn’t done anything bad here, he didn’t touch the woman at the table, and while he’d been a little generous with the things he said and with the places he looked at, Magoichi didn’t do anything wrong right?….Right?] ❝Uhh, excuse me one moment lady.❞ [Just as Two walked out of the inn, Magoichi made his way away from the table that woman had been sitting at, and soon enough, he rushed toward the Inn’s open entrance.]
- [Magoichi felt bad right now, and all he could think about was that look he saw in Two’s eyes just moments before. Two looked so sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ..so sᴀᴅᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ, so ʜᴜʀᴛ,so ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ , and it was all because he had been thinking with his c*ck instead of his brain. Based on what he had said before though, Magoichi shouldn’t have felt as guilty or wrong as he did now. I mean, Magoichi had already stated he couldn’t/didn’t ʟᴏᴠᴇ Two, he made that clear a few days ago but..] ❝Two! Hey wait up, are you still there? Two?❞
….
maybe he was just lying to himself..
Maybe..
There was so much to think about when it came to the two of them; what was love? And how did humans love? For so long, the Intoner of cerulean had a Disciple who was made to love her, and he was made to never displease her in any fashion. Did that make the love between her and Cent fake? Wasn’t it real? Or was love defined by conflict between two individuals with differing ideals and goals?
No, she couldn’t sully his memory like that. Cent was a kind, handsome and generous Prince, one that was regrettably gone now. And in a world meant for two? It felt so lonely… and the world did not sing as it did when she fell head over heels for the man in blue. Yet, being thrown into this new world? Into this world where she met Magoichi; a man similar to Cent in so many ways and yet so different too.
Was that bad?
"Yes, Magoichi?“
How his entire name left her lips; it was empty and lifeless. The tone of voice that sounded like they’d given up on something.
(Source: deityselene)
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- [Magoichi wasnt even looking at this chick directly, his eyes were just glued to her chest, and you couldn’t blame him for that, could you? Sure they werent the biggest pair he’d ever seen but, Magoichi sure liked what he saw anyways.] ❝So you’ve heard of me then? Can’t say I’m surprised, once my name gets out there it just spreads like wildfire.❞ [Magoichi’s eyes would begin to travel up this womans body now, from her chest, to her neck, and then her face, which was just as, if not more so, nice to look at as that ample duo down below. Before he even got to complimenting this woman though, a large crashing sound caught Magoichi’s attention.]
- ❝What the hell? Didn’t I tell you bastards to stay out of—❞ [At first Magoichi figured it was some of those ruffians from the night before causing trouble again, but when the mercenary stood up and looked across the room, he didn’t see a bandit standing there; he saw Two. Just by looking at the Cerulean Intoner, by just looking into her eyes, Magoichi knew something was wrong— Had she been watching him this entire time, Magoichi wondered?] ❝—….Oh, Two?❞
She said nothing, instead, she merely watched him as he stood halfway and looked dumbfounded in her direction. For a moment Two wasn’t sure how to react, really, things had been fine for the last couple of days so a situation like this never really pulled up in the back of her mind. But now?
"Oh, is that your wife?“ Hummed the buxom lady at his side.
"I’m not his wife.” Two answered, oddly quick.
“Oh, so you don’t mind me stealing him away, do you?” She purred in return.
Immediately she turned her back to the two of them, her palms fidgeting together as she tried to think of an answer. But wasn’t it clear? Magoichi said he didn’t do love, and if he didn’t love her – then what was stopping him from doing as he liked? Honestly, what right had she to be offended that he was enjoying himself with another woman?
Gritting her teeth she stepped out of the Inn, the tails of her scarf billowing after her in graceful waves.
(Source: deityselene)
