Time of Transition

[giftsofglory]

He made no move to return Mello to his room when morning came. In fact, a good week later there was still no move being made to that extent, and on that morning, when Mello woke it was to the now usual configuration of Sephiroth being wound around him, pinning his hands. This time, however, the act was accompanied by the silver haired man actually being asleep still.

Not to say they hadn't been spending all their time together, but Mello hadn't had the chance to see him asleep until then, him holding out for the blond to sleep and then rising before he could.

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[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"Every day." There wasn't even the slightest bit of hesitation in that. "So clearly, that's not it."

[gunsandchocolate]

"No, that's exactly it. You blame yourself, but you still can't accept it." His tone was harsh. He spoke from experience.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He actually contemplated that. "Possibly, but that doesn't mean I intend to let go of -you-."

[gunsandchocolate]

"Didn't say that." He hadn't thought it either. He knew it was a lost cause unless someone--Nakago, he kept hoping, bitterly--managed to help him. Mello hated accepting he needed help but, by now, it was painfully obvious.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"No, you didn't. Did you find out what you were aiming for?"

[gunsandchocolate]

"Nothing I didn't already know." A pause, and he asked suddenly, "How did he die?"

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"He was killed." His lips pressed together. "Why?"

[gunsandchocolate]

"I think I deserve to know, since my life is all fucked up now because you can't let go of him."

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

he considered this for a moment. "While there are superficial resemblances, you're not enough alike for that to be true. You... I might have lost interest in you if I hadn't had to work so hard to -find- you."

[gunsandchocolate]

"It's still true," Mello corrected with cold logic in his tone. "Your initial interest makes it true, whether or not we're alike. Your need to have someone even if only for a pet. It all connects back-- and if you insist it doesn't, you're lying about your feelings."

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"I told you I was tired of being alone weeks ago my detective that isn't new."

[gunsandchocolate]

He'd still been pointing out that it was totally Sephiroth's (or Lestat's) fault, but he didn't repeat himself because it would be a waste of breath.

He returned to the previous subject. "So did you kill whoever killed him?"

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"Quite, and their associates, and then I destroyed the businesses and reputations of all -their- personal contacts."

[gunsandchocolate]

"How thorough of you." A pause. He looked away casually.

"Too bad you couldn't prevent it. You wouldn't have had to go through all the trouble. Hell, would've been better for me too. Obviously, your shortcomings are just fucking up everything."

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it is a shame." He shifted his hold, held Mello too tightly. "But one learns from their mistakes."

[gunsandchocolate]

Mello wasn't sure why he was trying to provoke Sephiroth again, but it was frustrating that it wasn't working. Maybe he thought he would do something stupid, like let him go... Except it seemed to be the opposite.

He grunted, the breath squeezed from his lungs, and bit his lip hard at the wave of pain not just from his injuries as Sephiroth practically crushed him against himself. "Let go," Mello gasped, barely able to breathe.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"No." Then he leaned down and bit his neck on the uninjured side, not hard enough to break skin, but definitely abruptly.

[gunsandchocolate]

Mello gasped, mostly in surprise, and tried to at least shift so his ribs didn't feel like they were caving in. "I can't - breathe, you fucker--"

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He growled lowly, sucking hard on the spot caught in his teeth, only easing his grip the tiniest fraction.

[gunsandchocolate]

Wincing, Mello tried to get some more room between them by repositioning his elbows. Not that he could move his arms much. He knew that would leave a mark, but by this point he didn't care about that. After all, he would have the scars much longer than a bite mark.

"Get off me," he hissed, still breathlessly.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

he released that bite, shifted his hold to free his lungs and wrap one around his waist as the other tangled too tightly in his hair. "No." Then he leaned to go for his shoulder in another sharp bite.

[gunsandchocolate]

"Ow!" Mello complained as his head was forced back slightly by the painful tugging on his hair. He tried to shrug Sephiroth off, moving his shoulder up into his face sharply.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

That just made him bite down hard enough to almost reach blood, growling darkly.

[gunsandchocolate]

His burns still hurt like a bitch, and the harsh biting wasn't helping. Mello snarled in pain and indignation, repeating the action, but harder.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He twisted, shoving him down on his back on the bed as he released the bite. "You wanted to undo my work, fine, we'll undo my work."