vatheon | Let me tell you about my anger problems

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Let me tell you about my anger problems

Who: Maka and Rin (Masaru can poke in tho)
When: Some time after the Vanitas clusterfuck
Where: Masaru and Rin's place
Style: [brackets] for lazy
Status: Closed

[Now Maka didn't know the first thing about being a proper girlfriend, but from what she understands it's not normal for a boyfriend to be ignoring his girlfriend for almost a solid week. Thankfully, she didn't jump to any conclusions like that he must be cheating on her already, but she was worried.

What if he had gotten sick? What if he got into a dumb fight and hurt himself? Either was a valid concern!

It didn't seem that he left his apartment, however, according to her Soul Perception. So Maka did what any reasonable mature young woman would do.

Kick down the door and stomp right into the place of residence, of course!]

RIN OKUMURA! Where the hell have you been?!

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[The wounds had long since healed, and the smell of singed clothing, hair and skin had faded days ago, but still Rin couldn't stop thinking about what had happened. He had gone to Shing and Kohaku's after it was all over, knowing that if he had gone to Maka she would have been just as angry as he had been, and the last thing he wanted was for her to go after the masked boy.

But that had turned in to something else entirely once he was back home. He started avoiding her calls, and didn't return any of them. He didn't want to talk about it. He knew avoiding her was stupid but he just couldn't shake the feeling in the pit of his stomach that it wasn't over with Vanitas, and he worried more about getting her wrapped up in it than he worried about her reactions to him not contacting.

So needless to say when she kicked the damn door down, Rin's reaction was no less than a shriek and a flail that sent him falling off the couch.]

M-Maka?!

[Oh fuck. Busted.]

ASSHOLE.

[How's that for a greeting, Maka's only answer to Rin's obvious terror is grabbing his shirt and shaking him. Also regressing into Karkat levels of communication. She's very frustrated, all right.]

Why have you been ignoring me?! What HAPPENED?!

[Though terrible, Maka's anger is also brief as she grumbles and hugs Rin.]

Moron. Don't scare me like that.

I-I--!

[He was scrambling for an answer even before she grabbed him, and the shaking was only making his stumbling around words and odd noises even worse. But then... it's over as fast as it started, and she's hugging him.

Whatever he felt in the moments she was throttling him vanished, and he wrapped his arms and tail around her tightly, burying his face in her shoulder.]

Sorry... I'm sorry... I fucked up, didn't I... ?

[and then the worst possible thing for two people having a moment occurred.

Daimon Masaru walked in.]

Yo, why's the door ope-

[blink]

Um. I interrupting something?

[Oddly Maka is not self-conscious enough to be ruffled by being caught hugging.]

...No. Besides me throttling Rin for ignoring me the past few days.

Err...

[They were still tangled around each other when Masaru walked in, which leaves Rin on the floor and unable to move very much since Maka is clearly not letting go any time soon.

Not that he minds. He doesn't really want to let go either.

He tilts his head back to look up at his roommate, blinking a few times before finally saying... something.]

... uh. Masaru, Maka Albarn. Maka, Daimon Masaru...

Nice to finally meet you.

[hands on hips] So, um, by throttling, do you two mean, uh...?

...

Are you sure I don't need to leave?

...[Nope, it went flying over her head.]

Telling him he's an asshole? Well yeah. You don't have to leave unless you want to pitch in and tell me what's been going on.

[Maka that's not--- oh Nevermind. Rin is just going to shoot Masaru a glare before letting out a huffy sigh.]

I didn't tell him anything either, Maka. I didn't tell any--

... w-well I told Shing and Kohaku... But they asked--! ... I mean I went to them after it happened so--...

[Rin, would you like a shovel for that hole you're digging?]

... [raises an eyebrow]

Is this about you coming home all messed up? I mean, you weren't dying or anything, but I could tell you'd been in a fight...

Ugh--I knew it! I knew it was something like that!

Let me guess--you thought I'd get pissed off and go after whoever beat you up, right?

[Allow Maka to provide the shovel and the wrecking ball for the deconstruction in progress.]

I only do that when someone I actually know pisses me off. Just like a certain harebrained half demon in the room with us right now! Sound familiar?

[O... kay... just going to... attempt to detangle self from girlfriend... and hope that she doesn't start using him as a punching bag before he can get a safe distance away.

Nevermind that he's going to be defensive for about thirty more seconds.]

Geez... ! Okay, okay, yeah! That's what it was! But fuck, he didn't just "kick my ass", alright? This guy was... he was somethin' else... I'unno how the hell he was so fast but he made it damn hard to walk outta there alive...

[And... there it was. The reason that was keeping Rin's stomach in knots and forcing himself to put distance between himself and his friends all of a sudden.

Vanitas didn't scare but, but he sure as shit had Rin worried.

He moves so he faces both Masaru and Maka (as much as he can anyway) and drops his head down. He's not hiding his face - he's bowing apologetically.]

I get it. I fucked up. I shoulda told both of you what happened instead of tryin' to hide it.

Hmph. You know what I'm gonna say... a man doesn't keep secrets like this from his friends, Rin.

[crosses his arms] But... yeah. I probably WOULD have ended up running off after the guy...

[There's a sigh, quiet but still discontent. Maka knows all about unbeatable opponents, of course, she knows as well as anyone else. The idea that someone shook Rin up that much was...disconcerting.]

Who is this person? What exactly happened?

Yeah yeah...

[Rin straightens and fixes a faint scowl at Masaru, but it's pretty obvious just how much it's weighing on him.]

... Vanitas.

[Even the name makes him grimace. If he wasn't completely, utterly sure he was healed from the attacks he would have sworn that dull ache at the back of his neck was the result of the fight.

Really, it was just stress. He didn't like this guy. He didn't like what he could do. The whole damn thing stank of the bullshit he had to put up with back home, only with a different twist.]

He attacked a kid named Roxas in the ice cream shop. Bastard had some... weird creatures with him, and they were attacking totally innocent people who had nothin' to do with his beef with Roxas! I helped get some people that were stuck inside outta there, but I didn't just wanna leave Roxas to deal with the bastard alone...

[In other words, he played hero and then ran back for a nice big helping of Vanitas-served beat down.]

... You did the right thing. You couldn't just turn your back on something like that, right?

Yeah. Let's be honest, I probably would have done the same thing.

[Vanitas. Vanitas. Unusual abilities, uses familiars, lack of morals as a whole...

She'd have to remember that.]

'course not! Some one had to save 'em, and Roxas sure as shit wasn't in any position to do it!

[For a second he looks indignant about the whole thing, but it doesn't last long and his shoulders slump again, blue eyes staring at the rug.]

But... I've faced some pretty damn tough people before. Exorcists, demons - hell I fought my own dad just to drive back the Gehenna Gate from Assiah... but somethin' about this kid got me shook up in a way I can't explain.

[there's a fairly lengthy pause, and just when it seems like he's clammed up for good, he adds in a very quiet, hesitant mutter: ]

... like... somethin' about us is the same...

... I dunnow what you mean, about the two'a you bein' the same, but I know what it's like to act on a feeling you don't really understand.

[HUFF. Boys, honestly.]

You're not the same. Vanitas went out of his way to hurt someone regardless of who else might get hurt, you're trying to protect people.

[Congrats, Masaru, you get to witness these two hugging again because she's sure as shit not letting Rin slip away this time.]

Rin is Rin, no more and no less.

Erf--!

[Guess who wasn't expecting that hug? This guy.]

... heh... y-yeah... you're right. I'm just bein' dumb...

[And he'll hug her back, tail wrapping around her waist again. Sorry, Masaru. It's getting pretty sappy in here.]

[Masaru just smirks]

Yo, do I need t'leave the two of you alone?

Well--I don't think I'll be much for conversation while I'm taking care of this big dope right here.

[Rin just grins at Masaru. Sorry buddy, having a girlfriend is awesome for him and not you.]

[Masaru just laughs. He'll raid the fridge, and then leave them alone by going to his room]

...So you've learned your lesson, right? You'll talk to me instead of ignoring me next time, right?

[Or she'll snap your neck--I mean.]

[He's going to be so pissed once he learns that was his leftover sukiyaki. But for now... all the nervous laughing at his girlfriend.]

Eheheh... yeah! I will. Promise.

And I don't want you to ever doubt yourself like that again! You're nothing like Vanitas and you're not a bad person. It doesn't matter what you look like or what you can do, it's your soul that counts.

[She should know, she can feel it remember?

Never mind that this feelings metaphor might be a tad confused with how tangled up they are at the moment, but that seems like a fairly inconsequential detail.]

Geez okay okay, I get it... no doubting myself.

[He's just going to sigh and hug her again. Being tangled up is fine. He's okay with that. He's more worried about making promises like that, but... at least he knows if it ever comes up again Maka will sure as hell shake him out of it.

Literally, if need be.]

... so hey what is that like, anyway? The whole... soul... seeing.. thing...

Hmm...

[Good question. How can she explain something that's basically second nature to her at this point in her life?]

It's kind of like...seeing the light inside of a person and finding out who they really are. Sometimes it's scary, sometimes it's overwhelming or makes me feel sick, sometimes it makes me feel closer to my friends because of the familiarity.

...Um...I think you're the first person to have a soul that makes me feel warm and safe, though.

That's... kinda weird but kinda cool... best I've got is bein' able to sense demons, but just about every exorcist can do that so it's nothin' special...

[He's rambling a bit before he realizes what she said last, and stops, going a bit red in his cheeks as he pulls back enough to look at her.]

... really... ?

[NOPE, she can't handle it, directing her gaze down to her lap and blushing furiously.]

Y-yeah, um...it's the first soul I've ever gotten a "warm" feeling from, other souls I just feel emotions or bits of their personality.

[Oops sorry Maka. He can't help how he is though.

He could make a horrible joke about his flames or how hot he is, but he thinks better of it and actually manages to be serious for once.]

Well... I wanna protect you... I mean I know you can take care of yourself and you kick ass too, but... I don't want anything to happen to you...

...I feel the same. Even if I know you can protect yourself, but also...you make me want to take care of myself, because I don't want you to be unhappy.

Well good. 'cause you should take better care of yourself. Like not livin' on just curry and take out, for one.

[He pokes her in the forehead.]

But... yehknow, don't just do it 'cause of me...

Sorry...but I need to. It's in my personality to worry more about other people than about myself.

... well fine then. I'm just gonna have to take care of you.

[Well if that don't just put the waiiii in kawaii.]

You're the best. [As evident by the extra snugging she's doing.]

[…And as evident by her suddenly leaning in and kissing him.]

[And we're back to the blushing and fidgeting and looking away again.]

[She's never kissed a boy before and it was about 99% impulse, all right.]

I'll try not to cause trouble for you.

[Whoa hey did she just--...]

... eheh... I know you won't...

[That was his first kiss, too, and it was a very nice first kiss. Whatever surprise is there goes away quickly and is replaced by a dopey grin and red cheeks.]

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