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When; Around last weekend...
Rating; The devil is in here?
Characters; Kira Sakuya and Mudou Setsuna
Summary; Just best friends chatting...
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Katou appearing in the City... Kira felt as if he should have known it would happen. Some part of him probably had known, to be honest, but he still felt strangely caught off-guard, by a friend who he had killed, in a future he didn't know enough about to feel certainty.

All he did know was that Setsuna felt guilty and he also knew that Setsuna's guilt...

Well, it could have very negative effects.

So he entered Setsuna's room - without knocking - and closed the door behind himself.

"How're you doing?"

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Setsuna's guilt was the sort to eat away at him. He would call himself names (pathetic and useless were the current favorites), and had trouble pulling himself out. At least, this time, he looped into a desire to help Katou. The brooding he did was mostly about how to help Katou.

He already knew who to go to, but it was a matter of wording things, and coming up with a good trade off.

There were other things that had been eating away at him, but, for now, it was easier to put his other emotions on a back burner and just focus on Katou. Kira and Saya centric issues would have to wait, as Katou's situation was far more immediate (not to mention terminal) in comparison to Setsuna's love life complications.

When Kira entered, Setsuna had been on his bed, knees curled under him, and he barely lifted his head at Kira's entrance; not the usual greeting Kira received.

"Hey, Senpai. I'm fine. I'm not the one falling apart," Setsuna replied, listlessly.

"Not physically, anyway."

There was no way to watch Setsuna twenty-four hours a day, no matter how much he'd like to, so there wasn't really any way to stop him from doing a trade, not without going to measures he wasn't entirely willing to take.

But perhaps he could at least try some damage control, make sure he didn't trade something that would hurt him so much to lose, again. Something that made him more vulnerable.

Setsuna wouldn't accept Kira's measures, either, and would find a way around him. Damage control, on the other hand, was entirely possible, if there was anything Setsuna found suitable. Even he tried to think of alternatives to asking the deities, but thus far he had only considered his feathers, but found himself wary of the idea. Things didn't work as they should in the City.

To Kira's words, Setsuna sighed, and insisted, "I'm fine," before bitterly adding on, "Why don't you just go keep an eye on him." Okay, so maybe not completely fine. The bed offer bothered him more than he liked.

But even Setsuna's selfish, petty problems had to be put aside to think once more about Katou's situation and how to fix it. The whole, 'Why did I feel so upset,' matter would have to be dealt with another time.

Kira would rather Setsuna tried the feathers than resort to the deities, because there were certain principles that kind of came with the territory of being who he was. Trades with deities weren't really something he'd ever consider.

"Are you trying to sound like a jealous girlfriend, Setsuna? I put him in my room so he Alexiel won't see him before we can talk to her. What's your problem?"

"I miss sharing a bed with you. What of it?" Setsuna finally blurted out, turning away.

"But that isn't the issue here," deep breath. He couldn't believe he was going to do this, knowing Kira's likely responses, but the more important thing needed to be said.

It wasn't often Setsuna remembered things, but he looked at Kira and said, "I told you I would tell you before I do stuff like this anymore. So I'm going to trade with the deities for Katou."

"We can share a bed, it's not as if I'm about to share with Katou." Kira did roll his eyes, reaching out to ruffle Setsuna's hair. "Why don't you just tell me such things instead of letting them build up? I'll make fun of you either way."

What Setsuna told him then wasn't a surprised. Kira shook his head immediately anyway, because naturally this was the last thing he'd want. "Give me a few more days. Hatter can do it."

Instead of answering Kira's question, Setsuna looked up, puzzled, and asked, "Where are you sleeping then?" He didn't seem to want to sleep with Alexiel, so what the hell?

To Kira's compromise, Setsuna shook his head.

"No. I don't think we have that long," he told him, a slight waver in his voice. He was not going to watch Katou waste die away right in front of him. It was frightening. "You asked me to tell before doing it again, so I am."

"You care more about who's sleeping with who than any gossip magazine."

Kira shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair, exhaling slowly before catching Setsuna's eyes.

"If he dies here, we can get him back easily. You know this place doesn't execute consequences."

"That's not what I asked. I'm making sure you're at least sleeping somewhere, ass!" Setsuna frustratedly spat out.

Then he went entirely cold, firm, jaw set and determined.

"I don't care. I'm not going to watch him suffer anymore. He's struggling, and he hates it, and he won't admit it to anyone," Setsuna pointed out, not budging. He was not giving on this one.

"And you think he'd want you to sacrifice something for that? You don't think that's the last thing he'd want?" Kira's eyes searched Setsuna's face, he arched an eyebrow. "How about you talk to him first. Talk to Katou. Ask him what he thinks of this. Explain what you'll do."

Setsuna crossed his arms and stared right back at Kira.

"I already talked to him. I didn't explain how it works, but you already can guess how that went. He isn't going to pick the best option for himself," Setsuna said with a huff, then, aggravated by them both, added, "Am I the only one that thinks Katou is worth this?"

"You probably are. There is no need for you to trade with the deities again. You seem to not think much of it, but deals don't come for free. I don't think Katou is worth you risking that. I don't think anyone is."

Kira shrugged, not bothering to hide that truth.

"I know they're not free! I know what I'm getting into," he nearly shouted out, annoyance at being treated like he was stupid, or a child unaware of what he wanted coming out in his tone.

"And of course you wouldn't think anyone's worth it! But you'd have Hatter trade important things!" The last part was bitter, frustrated, complete with a waving arm as Setsuna got up to walk to his door.

There he turned around to finish it all with, "But I think Katou's worth it. And we agreed next time I'd tell you, so I told you. Now you need to deal with it."

And then he stormed out of, yes, his own room.

Edited 2013-02-08 14:19 (UTC)

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