[Closed] They tell me I'm a danger to myself

[volksdaemon]

Who: Schuldig and Hibari
What: Retribution against someone who doesn't deserve it
When: June 28th
Where: The Far Shore to start
Warnings: Hibari

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Schuldig wakes up to find that Jennifer has vanished. Being the telepath between her two gods, he's aware the connection is hers that severed. That doesn't mean he's happy about it, or that he's about to act rationally about it either. He's out for revenge and before he goes to "meet" with Hijikata, he needs to blow off some steam.

So who's the lucky target gonna be...

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[disciplineking]

"He's MINE," Hibari snarled, feeling a flicker of genuine anger towards Hakkai. That felt more natural and comfortable and he snatched the bandaid, not really listening to his words about human mouths.

The cut was still bleeding somewhat, but for right now, he aggressively unwrapped the bandage and slapped it on, resolving to watch it later when he wasn't feeling so lethargic. He then turned to pet Bon on his head, causing the dog to wag his tail and give his uninjured hand a lick. "Everything is fine, Bon. You are doing a good job."

[reformedsinner]

The dog's tail thumped heavily against the floor as he sat down, clearly relieved by the encouragement. Hakkai's eyes narrowed in thought.

"He is," he agreed easily. "I'm offering backup."

[disciplineking]

"And what makes you think I need or want any," He said flatly, his fingers still buried in Bon's fur. Kishi had also seen it was safe to come back in, now meowing at the both of them for attention. Hibari had a feeling the emotions he was having right now would only get worse as time went on but for some reason, he didn't just want to leave Hakkai's presence. Even when it resulted in conversations like this.

[reformedsinner]

"I don't think you want any." As for needing... well. Hibari had just found himself left completely helpless by Loki's powers. Perhaps having warning would be enough to allow him to evade them next time, or perhaps he'd find himself equally helpless in the face of a second attack.

Hakkai didn't see the need to rub that in his face aloud. It was equally obvious to both of them.

"... but backup never hurts," he concluded. "Although, of course, it's up to you."

[disciplineking]

It would piss him off because he knew just what Hakkai was leaving out and what exactly he meant, and somehow it made it almost worse. Because that meant somewhere he was right.

But as it was, he was angry enough to reject Hakkai, but still calm enough to consider sharing more than he'd want to if he'd been completely sober. That man's name still burned on his skin.

"Back-up doesn't matter. People don't matter. It won't stop gods from branding me as their own once again." He pulled Bon tighter as Kishi began the ritual of rubbing against Hakkai's legs.

[reformedsinner]

Hakkai's eyes widened, and then narrowed again as he bent to scratch behind Kishi's ear. The gesture Hibari had made earlier, the abortive movement of his hand towards his shoulder, takes on sudden, chilling new meaning.

"Ah," he said, and scooped the cat up into his arms as he straightened to look levelly at Hibari. "Is that what he did?"

Not only to name someone, but to then use some sort of influence to suppress his emotions: that would leave a shinki truly vulnerable. Not even the prospect of blight could discourage it.

[disciplineking]

Kishi was of course, content with attention, the tip of his tail twitching slightly before he started to purr in Hakkai's arms. Hibari on the other side, was tense and almost ready to snap, his hand reaching up to his shoulder again unconsciously. He pointedly kept staring at only Bon, the nauseous feeling in his stomach rising again. Maybe he was stinging his god; he didn't really know or care at this point.

"It was just one-just one touch and I couldn't move. I couldn't even draw a borderline or rip his guts out." Hibari at this point had to let go of Bon or he'd risk hurting the poor dog. His hands were still shaking from renewed fury.

[reformedsinner]

"I see." Hakkai's voice is level, making a chilly contrast to Hibari's growing rage. One touch and Hibari had been paralyzed. Was the touch necessary? How many could the man paralyze at once?

Hakkai knows his own speed and the accuracy of his attacks, but Hibari is fast, too. A frontal assault clearly won't be sufficient.

"In that case," he continues after a silent moment, rubbing a knuckle over Kishi's head, "I'll have to insist on offering backup. Someone like that should be destroyed as soon as possible, for all our sakes."

[disciplineking]

"I don't WANT that. I want to destroy him with my own hands, repay him for every ounce of humiliation-if you help me then-" Fuck, his anger was really going to make him say it, wasn't it? He wasn't even paying attention to how Hakkai was reacting; Hibari was still busy with remembering what exactly that man had done.

"If my power isn't enough then I've already lost."

[reformedsinner]

"If you fight just to prove your own strength," Hakkai said, "you're going to have to get used to losing. Someone is always stronger."

He turned over his hand, thoughtfully inspecting the little scratch on his finger from the broken teacup.

"If you're fighting for a goal, then you have options."

If the goal, for instance, was to destroy Loki... then there were options.