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]

"I use blades." He peered around the edge of the wall.

[gunsandchocolate]

"Are you testing whether I'd be chivalrous and use a sword too?" Mello scoffed, not lowering his gun even if he wasn't actively shooting right now.

"What's the point in telling me this? What was the fucking point of bringing me here?"

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"You wanted the opportunity, didn't you? And no, I was just curious if you'd even care about the blade matter." He finally came into view, dressed in leather pants and boots and nothing else.

[gunsandchocolate]

"I wanted the opportunity to destroy you," he reminded, leveling gaze and gun on Sephiroth. That had been specifically what he was interested in. "Not to trap myself here or have you torment me further in a dimension where you can become invisible."

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"Not invisible." He finally padded closer. "If you search hard enough, I'm sure you can find the innocent bits and pieces, and it would doubtless hurt me a great deal if you harmed them. Good luck with that method though."

[gunsandchocolate]

The way Mello cocked the gun was a warning not to come closer.

"No. I'm not interested in that." Hunting down any worthwhile part that might be buried deep in Sephiroth's consciousness and killing it didn't sound particularly palatable. Or really that useful, actually.

"I want you dead, not even crazier than you already are."

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"Well, I won't die, so what does that leave you?" He cocked his head. "Hmmm?"

[gunsandchocolate]

Goddammit, he didn't know. He didn't know what he was doing, how this was even possible. Frustrated, Mello did the only thing he did know how to do and shot again, this time at Sephiroth's stomach. "Just shut up!"

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He twisted away, inhumanly fast. "Do you want to go right back then?"

[gunsandchocolate]

"No!" He didn't know what he wanted. It was a terrible feeling and he gave up shooting to try to strike Sephiroth directly in the face with the metal weapon. "What's the fucking point?"

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He jerked back from the attack. "So frustrated."

[gunsandchocolate]

"And you're insufferable," Mello snapped back.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"You don't want to go back and you don't want to remain. Do you just wish to die?"

[gunsandchocolate]

"No!" Mello shouted again, trying to punch him this time, lunging forward. "I want you to die! I want to go home!" He barely realized what he was saying anymore, pent-up frustrations exploding violently, loudly, in yelling and fighting.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He moved enough the punch didn't hit his face, but it -did- hit him. "What would you even do with yourself if I took you home?"

[gunsandchocolate]

"Be away from you," Mello snarled, striking out again. Go back to his real life. His real lover. No matter what he said, he did still want him.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

"And do what? You think you haven't changed?" He let himself be hit, not retaliating.

[gunsandchocolate]

"It won't matter," Mello insisted loudly, attacking relentlessly even if it was like attacking a brick wall. He wouldn't let Sephiroth tell him otherwise.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

He finally grabbed his wrists. "Fine. Walk out of the cave and we'll see."

[gunsandchocolate]

"--what?" Mello paused, only pulling at his wrists slightly, suddenly confused. He turned to look for the exit of the cave that hadn't existed before.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

It was there, soft sunlight streaming in. "Go on."

[gunsandchocolate]

Maybe he should have kept fighting. But he was sicking of hitting brick walls and so he let go, turning away suddenly to move toward the light and stepping out into the sun. Even if it wasn't real. It felt like sunlight, for the first time in months. Mello looked around, wide-eyed.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

It was a garden, a rather normal garden behind a rather normal house, a bit overgrown from lack of care.

[gunsandchocolate]

He was momentarily stunned by the sight of trees and flowers, the scent of fresh air. Still, he was aware of the fact it wasn't real--

And yet he was willing to push that aside for now. It was beautiful. Mello wandered closer, lips parted in awe. He'd never realized he gave a damn about flowers or trees or grass. But he hadn't seen any in so long...

Finally remembering Sephiroth, he turned to look over his shoulder for him, suspicious.

[giftsofglory.livejournal.com]

It was just a fence. A normal fence to go with his normal yard in fact.