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When; May 15; morning
Rating; PG
Characters; Yuri Lowell [notflynn] and Leon Magnus [roseofseingald]
Summary; Leon, knowing it's Yuri but thinking of Marian, hurriedly rushes to the fallen female Yuri's side.
Log; [Yuri doesn't know why 1) he keeps getting cursed as a girl and 2) keeps getting stabbed. And of all days, did both really have to happen? It's the ultimate irony, and he doesn't really appreciate it.

He's hunched on the ground, trying to stop the bleeding with the floof of his skirt, not caring that he's showing quite a bit of leg. He's in an alleyway, away from the main flow of people.]

Damn it-

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[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

[Leon almost runs past the alleyway in his search, but blood catches his attention out of the corner of his eye and so he corrects his stride and approaches cautiously.

You know. Just in case Shing is still there. But once he's sure that only he and Yuri are in the alleyway, he kneels next to the victim. He closes his eyes, trying to put the image of Marian out of his mind. He knows it's Yuri. He knows-]

Are you stupid? You're going to get yourself killed!

[Still not looking. But it's going to be hard to take care of a wound that he's not looking at.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

[Yuri laughs dryly, mirthlessly, maybe even wincing a little as he sits up]

Hey- can you heal me?

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

Idiot- you should be grateful the trade ended today.

[Finally, steeling himself, he opens his eyes to look at Marian Yuri. He looks flustered for a moment before frowning angrily as he sets to work on cleaning up the wound first.]

Wh-why the hell are you wearing that dress?

[Translate as why do you have to look so much like Marian.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Don't you like it?

[...the skirt's still up and pressed against his wound, by the way.]

It's the only thing that fits. Flynn throws a fit whenever I show too much skin.

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

What kind of question is that? Of course I don't like it!

[There might have been a blush but he's bowing his head to concentrate on the wound. And all he sees when he looks down is leg. Stares. Blush. FLUSTER. His hands shoot out to pull the skirt down.]

S-stop that!

[Breatheee. And. Going to actually heal the wound now.]

Heal!

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

You know, you bought this for me-

[Even in pain, he has room to joke. He could feel the warmth of the arte close the wound.

He sigh, and he gingerly tries to stand]

Thanks, Leon- dunno what I could have done without you.

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

How many times do I have to tell you that a curse made me buy it? And I didn't buy it for you- nevermind.

[Leon stands up first, steadying Yuri and glaring at some small crack in the brick of the wall.]

You can't seriously expect to stand up after receiving a wound like that, let alone walk. It would be a lot more convenient if you would stop letting people stab you.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

All right, I'll let everyone know that I'm off limits as a stabbing target from here on out.

[Eye roll- leans heavily on Leon shamelessly, a little shorter now due to the curse. Due to his outfit, he isn't spilling out like normal. But man this ALWAYS HURTS no matter how often it happens]

Right. It'll be that easy.

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

Or you could just protect yourself. You're not weak- I'm sure you could have easily overpowered him.

[Trying not to hold on to Yuri too much because it's like holding onto Marian's body and god does he have some substitution issues.]

How the hell are we supposed to get back to the house like this? You obviously can't walk.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Guess I... just wasn't expecting it.

[Sometimes, his trust was a little too blinding at the wrong times. He's usually pretty wary, but he had a record of not expecting the worst at the most inopportune times.

He sighs, shakes his head]

Mind helping out a damsel in distress?

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

You're too unobservant. It's dangerous.

[Looks from the wall to Yuri, staring at him and processing the question. No matter how he looked at it, there was only one answer - carrying Yuri.

He was smaller as a woman, it wouldn't be hard to carry him. But it's still like carrying Marian and he just... Has to push that thought out of his mind as he awkwardly reaches out to sweep Yuri off his feet bridal-style. Yuri's lighter than he expects.]

This is ridiculous. I'm not helping you again if you get in trouble.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

[Has to swallow his pride- he seriously can't walk very well with such a fresh injury. He breathes out a sigh of relief, feeling much better.]

I've got bad luck with this kind of thing, don't I?

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

Luck has nothing to do with it. You're just too inattentive.

[This is hard for Leon too 8( Having to be so close to someone who looks just like Marian but having it not actually be her. He knows he can't see her again except because of curses and that's a lot to swallow. Yuri looking like her normally and especially on these gender-switching curses is difficult to deal with.

He looks away, beginning to walk towards the street. It was still a ways from the house, but he can probably spend the entire time looking away from Yuri.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

[Allows himself to rest on Leon's shoulders- hey, he'd do the same if this were Flynn. He trusts Leon enough to do this, too.]

Yeah, I should have noticed the moment he started spouting off that crap to me.

[sighs]

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

Worrying about it now won't change it. Just pay more attention in the future.

[Biting his lip for a second as he glares off in the distance in agitation. This is something akin to torture, even if he can differentiate between Marian and Yuri to some degree - how they speak, how they act.]

It's not safe to leave him running around the City like that. He needs to be stopped before he hurts anyone else.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Once again I'm out of commission. Maybe-

[Bites his lip in thought]

-he lives with your boss, doesn't he? Maybe she'll help.

[GUILTGUILTGUILT]

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

...There's no need to involve Natalia in this. I won't risk putting her in danger trying to stop Shing. I'll do it myself.

[He knows Natalia can fight but... He really doesn't want her to get hurt. She wasn't involved, so it was best not to drag her into something so terrible.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Don't underestimate him.

[Serious stare is serious. He knows Leon's perfectly capable... but so is Shing.]

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to. And that's precisely why I don't want to get Natalia involved.

[Is Leon being protective of his boss? Why yes, yes he is. Not to mention he is pretty confident he can take Shing on well enough.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

If I remember correctly, she can kick some serious ass.

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

...How would you know something like that?

[As far as he remembered, Natalia and Yuri had only met once- when those monsters attacked him.]

I still won't put her in danger. That's final.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

[OH FU-]

She trains with Flynn from time to time.

[A nonchalant shrug. Keep it smooth.]

You could at least take Flynn with you. There's power in numbers.

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

Hn. I wasn't aware.

[Still sounds kind of suspicious but there was no point in pressing the issue. Especially when Yuri is saying irritating, hypocritical things.]

I don't want to hear that kind of lecture from you. If you had your way you'd fight everything alone.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Don't be like me.

[Holds a hand over his stomach as he continues to rest against him]

[swordmastering.livejournal.com]

Unlike you I'm not reckless. I'll properly assess the situation before I run headfirst into it. I'm not interested in getting myself killed again.

[He's winding through the trees of the forest now, knowing that he's getting closer to home. Just a little farther. And then he could put Yuri down and leave to find Shing so he wouldn't have to see Marian's face anymore. He just needed to stay away for the duration of the curse. Which wouldn't be hard if he was looking for Shing.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

That's what I like to hear.

[Shing really was one of the strongest people he'd ever met- it took a good swordsman to catch Yuri off guard like he did, even cursed. He doesn't want the same happening to Leon.]