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Post by Yumiko Ryouma on May 16, 2016 21:55:52 GMT -6
“I just missed you,” she whispered. Her heart tightened. She had hurt this man so much and he, her. But she had still reached for him. But they weren’t speaking a lot.
“I won’t let you go again.”
He’d said those words in the garden before claiming her again, but he hadn’t said it since.
Was their love still there after the sparks of their reunion?
A smirking face swam in her vision.
She shook her head and tightened her grip on Vale's arm, hesitated and then turned him to face her. “If that’s how you feel…” she murmured, “then stop leaving me behind." She took a breath. "I chose you, Vale. I want to be with you, not in a tower waiting for a brief glimpse and the fleeting warmth of the night.”
“It’s not safe….”
“I don’t care!” she snapped, her temper fraying. She turned her head aside, as her tears came. Again. “I know I hurt you. But you came back for me. Don’t leave me alone now. Don’t just give up …. and wait for it to end.”
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Post by Seto Tetsuya on May 17, 2016 6:09:59 GMT -6
Vale pulled his arm from her grasp. "Why do you always turn everything into a debate about one of us leaving the other? I don't care if you feel lonely when I am gone. I'm not taking you with me."
"But, Vale..."
"And, this conversation is over, if that is all you want to talk about."
"Why are you so...cold? I want to help!" shouted Yumiko.
Vale narrowed his eyes, as he shoved his hands deep in his pockets. "I'm not being cold. You just have a bad habit of not thinking before you speak. If I take you with me, and we find Sada, what will you do? You don't stand a chance against him. And, I won't be able to protect you. You know I won't. So, stop. Just...stop."
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Post by Yumiko Ryouma on May 17, 2016 9:35:50 GMT -6
Yumiko pulled back. "I'm sorry. It wasn't about being lonely. Not completely. I just... I wanted to do something for you. I didn't want you to continue to do this alone." She turned and looked out the window. "Maybe I didn't care about Sada and that was foolish. But... it's not fair..." she lowered her head, trying to keep more tears back, "that you have no one when you're out there day after day, week after week. No one knows how long the search will be, where it will take you. And you just don't deserve that."
She hesitated and then took off the amythest ring, holding it out to him.. "If you won't take me, at least take this. Please. Let me do something to support you."
Let me do my part to fix this.
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Post by Seto Tetsuya on May 17, 2016 10:45:00 GMT -6
"You want to do something for me...Yumiko?" said Vale. "Stop trying to fix things. And, just fix them. I'm not a complicated man, when it comes to you. I tell you that I love you. And, I mean it. I want you to mean it. Everyday. Not...Sometimes. Or, when you think I'm pulling away from you."
Vale shook his head as he rose from he seat and walked passed Yumiko. "Do me a favor, Yumiko." He sighed, as he turned to face her. "Go where you can help the most. Go home. Learn from you father. Be with your friends and family. Sitting around here isn't helping you."
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Las Noches
May 17, 2016 14:22:02 GMT -6
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Post by Yumiko Ryouma on May 17, 2016 14:22:02 GMT -6
Yumiko's heart clenched with his biting words and exhausted tone, her over-bright eyes following him as he turned and continued to walk away from her. Again. "Why- why do you want to do it all alone?" she asked.
"It's not like that's anything new," he muttered.
"I told you I would stay."
"And I'm telling you to go," he snapped spinning around. He spread his arm out. "You don't belong here, Yumiko. So stop playing pretend and get out. While you can." His arm lowered. "Just... go, Yumiko. Go home."
Her mind went blank. In one moment, she was biting her lip to keep more tears at bay, and in the next, she had shunpo'ed forward and slapped him. "My home is with you, Rogue," she hissed hoarsely. She grabbed his jacket, and yanked him close, sealing more hurtful words from his lips with a hard kiss.
Then, she pulled back, staring into his eyes, her own dark with pain. "I'm sorry I'm scared, Vale. And I'm trying too hard. It's just..."
I can't lose you.
"I will go...if you want me to." She lowered her head but held onto his jacket.
Please tell me to stay.
"Be careful."
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Post by Seto Tetsuya on May 17, 2016 14:30:32 GMT -6
Vale sighed, turning back toward the door of the room. "I'll come see you, when I can." he mumbled. "If you want, you can meet me at Kita's everyday. I'll be going to see Kadaj." Vale shoved his hands back into his pockets.
"Yumiko...The day I don't come home, is the day you know that I've found where Gin is. That's the day you need to worry about me. Until then, don't stress, love. Your Rogue can handle his own."
Vale vanished in a flash of shunpo, leaving Yumiko alone.
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Las Noches
May 17, 2016 14:49:19 GMT -6
via mobile
Post by Yumiko Ryouma on May 17, 2016 14:49:19 GMT -6
Lightheaded, Yumiko sunk to the ground. Letting him run. Hoping he was right. She closed her eyes, trying to stem yet more emotions, letting the darkness bury the turmoil as it had years ago. "I'll see you there then," she whispered, getting to her feet. Looking to the ring still in her hand, a smile flickered over her face. Holding it close, she returned to their quarters. Moved
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