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Who: Shizuo and Vegeta
Where: The amusement park
When: Saturday, afternoon.
Style: Action
Status: Closed

[Shizuo hadn't gone back to Zelda's. He was probably never going back again. It was now very clear to him that he only led Zelda into dangerous situations. Izaya had hurt her in the best way he knew how.

It never for a moment occurred to him that Izaya intended anything otherwise.

He chased Izaya around until he just couldn't anymore, until everything crumbled around him and Shizuo just stopped. Then he lost it. Years of slowly-built control that he finally had been able to glimpse in a few short moments with Izaya had been destroyed. He tore up lampposts, signs, vending machines - anything he could get his hands on, until finally, Shizuo sat down amidst his mess.

He blamed himself. He blamed Izaya. He hated Izaya, but in a strange way. Not like he used to hate Izaya, but in a way that was painful and unsettling. Every time Shizuo thought back to their tender moments he felt sick. He wanted to cut his heart out. Literally.

What was left of it.

Shizuo spent the night in an unoccupied home. He was vaguely aware that he was dirty and that there were little blood splatters on his clothing, but he did nothing to take care of these facts. He slept fitfully and had nightmares.

The next day, he wandered around aimlessly. Desperately wanting to stay away from people, Shizuo ventured to the abandoned amusement park. And stumbled upon Vegeta.

Izaya had wanted to protect Shizuo - or so he had said - and that's why he told Vegeta to leave him alone. But Izaya himself had destroyed Shizuo, so that didn't matter anymore. Shizuo had been torn open, made vulnerable, and Izaya had taken advantage of that.

Love. Izaya had said love, once. But how could someone who loved him want to destroy everything that mattered to him?

Shizuo was filled with too many conflicting emotions, and it made him angry and destructive - and who better to take out his violence on than Vegeta? Vegeta was the one person Shizuo knew for a fact could take it. So upon seeing him, Shizuo calls out and tries to draw him into a fight. His tone, quite like Shizuo himself, is unstable and wavering.]

Vegeta! I don't know what Izaya told you, but fuck him. Come fight with me.

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[Usually, Vegeta would ignore a "challenge" like that. Shizuo looked like he'd been put through a gauntlet, and what sort of fight could he possibly put up?

But Vegeta wasn't his usual self, either. That third-class brat had been so far above him that he hadn't even broken a sweat fighting Vegeta off, and the prince felt helpless. And when Vegeta felt helpless, he felt angry. Very angry.

Without any fanfare at all, he turns towards Shizuo and flares his ki up around himself, getting into a fighting stance. He won't be merciful this time, there will be no carefully placed openings for Shizuo to find.]

[Shizuo doesn't want mercy. He doesn't want Vegeta to leave him openings or to give him a chance to win. He just wants to be able to rage unhindered, without hurting anyone.

Shizuo is extremely strong (for a human) when so blindly enraged, but he's also very irrational. He doesn't think about how to best approach Vegeta, because it doesn't matter. At this point, nothing really does.

He charges at him, ki be damned, with everything he has.]

[Vegeta charges right back, blocking his fist with a punch of his own, definitely hard enough to shatter the knuckles of any ordinary human. He follows it up immediately with a series of incredibly fast kicks, all aimed towards Shizuo's legs.

It might be sadistic, but Vegeta wants a stationary target to beat on.]

[Shizuo doesn't even get in a hit. Though he had never been a match for Vegeta before, he's not exactly in a prime condition now. Vegeta has even more of an advantage.

It makes him even angrier, in a way that's almost tangible, but laced with a hurt - with self-defeat. Maybe this is exactly what he needs - to be destroyed physically in addition to emotionally.

It takes him a minute, but the kicks make him crumble. He tries to grab at Vegeta to pull him down with him, but it's a stupid move, born more of rage than any real kind of planning.]

Is this what you want, human?!

[He peppers Shizuo with as many punches as he can take, straddling his torso and not letting up for a second. Izaya's little warning be damned, Vegeta wanted to make someone as helpless as he felt.]

[Shizuo doesn't answer, but he thinks that yes, it's exactly what he wants. Needs. Shizuo takes all the blows and yet still struggles. He tries to push himself back up, tries to swing at Vegeta, makes every pathetic attempt to get back at him. This isn't just about being beaten into a pulp. Shizuo has pain and loathing - both of himself and Izaya - that he needs to vent. He scrambles to do just that, fighting against a current he will never outrun.]

Edited 2012-02-25 07:52 (UTC)

[When one of the punches connects, Vegeta pauses. It feels a little stronger. Most of Shizuo's body meeting his fists does. He had been told Shizuo was human, but was that really the case? Was he something else entirely, another one of Kakarot's children? Would Shizuo be more agreeable than that wretched Trunks had been? The pause is definitely long enough for Shizuo to throw him off and get in a few blows of his own.]

[Shizuo doesn't expect the pause, and nearly misses his opportunity. But he manages to catch on before it's too late, and starts punching Vegeta back, channeling everything he feels with each blow - strength somewhat amplified by his anger. He doesn't know how long this window of opportunity will last, but he tries to take advantage of it.]

[It's probably a satisfying feeling for Shizuo, landing hits on Vegeta. He's got very little give to him, unlike just about everything else the bodyguard hits. He glowers at Shizuo as he takes the blows, powering up a blast. It's time to stop playing.]

[It is satisfying - exciting, even. For a brief moment, it takes his mind off of everything else and it's just him and Vegeta, fighting. If he could make that moment last, he would.

He knows it'll end - expects it - but keeps hitting until the moment is shattered.]

[Vegeta doesn't want it to end either. He reaches out to Shizuo with his ki, trying to stir up any latent abilities he might hold with the attack. Some Saiyan children never showed any signs of being able to manipulate their ki properly until attacked with it, after all. If Shizuo has the ability, this blast will set it off. If he doesn't, it's going to hurt a lot.]

[Shizuo is strong and as close to indestructible as a human can be, but in the end, he's only a human. And that's all he ever wanted to be - human and normal. But maybe, this time, he wanted something different - to move beyond the in between into some solid confirmation that there was some sort of explanation. Something to grasp when everything around him had fallen apart. A way to prove to him that he could still get control of himself, even now - even after he had been so overridden by violence, to the point of tearing up the city.

It doesn't work, though. Being blasted hurts, and it wakes up nothing within him. He stops trying to hit Vegeta and falls back.]

Edited 2012-02-25 23:21 (UTC)

[Seeing no difference, Vegeta stops attacking too, staring at Shizuo blankly. Had he wanted to believe so badly that there might be more Saiyans that he had made a mistake?

Probably. It tore at him that Frieza had destroyed them all and left him with that idiotic Nappa and Raditz, of all the people that could have survived. And of course, Kakarot and his spawn that wouldn't even fight him properly. He just looks lonely as he lowers his hand.]

[Shizuo remains on the ground for a moment, feeling utterly defeated. He looks up at Vegeta, meeting his stare with an equally blank expression. It's over. He sighs and reaches in his pocket for a cigarette. The last one of his pack. He forces himself up in a sitting position and lights it.

Funny, how Vegeta is capable of making him feel physical pain - something he thought he was pretty much immune to prior to coming to Vatheon. It feels like being alive. Minimizes the other, intangible pain.

He says nothing. Just smokes.]

You're human.

[It sounds like there's some disappointment, there. Maybe a little resignation.]

I know.

[Isn't that all he ever wanted? He should feel better about this. But after everything that has happened - how he hurt Zelda and ultimately caused Izaya to kill Sola - Shizuo feels more like a monster than ever.

Being inhuman would have at least given his monstrosity an explanation.

He matches Vegeta's disappointment and drags on his cigarette.]

[Vegeta weighs his options. He could kill this human and put it out of its misery (being human is, after all, a condition), he could walk away, he could... talk to it?

It all sounded irritating. Letting out a growl, he took out his rage on a nearby carousel, reducing it to rubble. He looks more bored than angry after the outburst, letting his eyes slide back over to Shizuo.]

What possessed you to come looking for me?

Bad day.

[He flicks some ash off of his cigarette. He hadn't expected Vegeta to talk to him - the only time they had ever had a conversation had ultimately led to Zelda being indirectly threatened.

That was almost laughable. Vegeta hadn't been the real threat.]

You too?

[Because even Shizuo could tell that he had seemed pissed off.]

There's another Saiyan in Vatheon, now.

[Vegeta spits off to the side.]

He's unwilling to injure me so that I can grow stronger.

[He sounds bewildered on that front. It was the proper thing to do, after all. He was the fucking PRINCE of the Saiyans, Trunks should jump at the chance to aid him. It's something that Vegeta would be willing to do for almost any Saiyan at this point, so why wouldn't Trunks?]

[Another one like Vegeta. Shizuo idly wondered if that one would turn into a giant monkey as well. He lifts his cigarette to his lips again. It's already down to the filter.]

Maybe he's afraid.

[Not that Shizuo has any idea who this guy is, but he can understand not wanting to hurt someone despite what you are - what you can do.]

I'll just kill people until he doesn't have a choice.

[Vegeta sounds determined, but he doesn't sound particularly gleeful about it. It's like he thinks he needs to get stronger.]

Maybe you can find someone else.

[Izaya - fucking flea who can't stay out of his thoughts - had mentioned that there were others out there who were just as strong as Vegeta, if not stronger. So maybe he didn't need to rely on this other guy.]

You should... [He cringes a little, thinking about his conversation with Izaya - how he had held the man who just betrayed him, so completely. It makes him feel sick.] make a video on the network and see if you can find someone else to hurt you.

[Someone else wouldn't be the same. He wanted another Saiyan, not just some random asshole. He just shakes his head and unfolds his arms, starting to walk away. He doesn't feel like fighting anymore.]

[Well, damn. Shizuo stamps out what's left of his cigarette and watches Vegeta walk away. He should probably call after him and tell him not to kill people or something, but he's tired, and not exactly in a position to comfort anyone, let alone someone who just beat the shit out of him.]

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No tags all day, all the tags ten minutes before appts XD

Lol whoops

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