[CLOSED] Attempted Apology

[belfire]

Who: Kazuya Minegishi (belfire) and Johnny Rayflo (not_heavens_adam)
Where: Block away from DeDeDe's Club
When: Past midnight, 5th May
Warnings: Mentions of dismemberment/gore/violence
Summary: Kazuya finally sucks it up and apologises for gutting Johnny during the Taurus event.

Alright, it was bordering on a fortnight since the Taurus Event, and Kazuya was feeling like a weirdo stalker. Night in, night out, he would slink to DeDeDe's Bar (after finishing up his punishment of community service with the government - they didn't appreciate him trying to whip the demons up into a frenzy, unfortunately), and hover in the shadows like some deviant. Well, he was meant to keep a low profile anyway, being a bouncer, but this was outright hiding - mostly because Johnny frequented the bar often.

Yeah... Johnny...

Kazuya didn't feel too bad about fighting against Otoha or Desco. They had leapt at him fists swinging, and they weren't too badly damaged by the fight anyway. Johnny however - ah, his memories during the 13th Hour was foggy at best, but he remembered Johnny trying to talk him down, being the peacekeeper, only for Kazuya to rip out his guts. The guy got him back by ripping off his arm but still... Kazuya felt guilty about it. He was an asshole, but not a psycho asshole. Which meant he would have to apologise for it.

So after much stalking, and watching Johnny in the bar for nights on end, Kazuya finally made his move. When the vampire left the bar, Kazuya slinked out himself (hey he'd be back in ten minutes or so Big D won't notice), following the man until they were a street away. It was then that he took a deep breath and quickened his strides, moving into a swift jog.

"Uh-! Hey!"

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[not_heavens_adam]

He knew he was there. One of the advantages (and disadvantages) of being a vampire was that you could smell the people around you and when the same scent popped up multiple times, it was noticeable; especially when that scent was based on blood you'd tasted.

He was surprised, however, when his 'stalker' finally spoke up and it showed in his face when he turned to face Kazuya. It was still a little strange for him to think of the face he was seeing as 'Kazuya' and not 'Katsu' but Johnny would respect whatever he wanted to call himself.

"Hello. I didn't notice you there, sorry. What are you doing out so late?" His tone was light, but neutral, he didn't hold any malice for Kazuya, no matter what he had done, Johnny didn't think he'd be able to. That said, he was wary of fully expressing the warm feelings he felt in either his expression or his voice, so he kept it toned down; just because he hadn't been acting himself didn't change the fact Kazuya really didn't know him.

[belfire]

Kazuya stopped just out of arm's reach, suddenly looking hesitant. The guy didn't look mad or overly cautious, and he couldn't smell any either. Still, best to proceed with utter contriteness! Kazuya doubted he would get over it unless he apologised anyway.

"Nothing uh, just, I'm here to say..." he mumbled, fidgeting with his collar. His eyes were blue, strangely, instead of their usual hue of red. "You know the..." he gestured to Johnny's stomach. "Yeah. That wasn't... cool, so. I mean, you got me back! My arm still hurts y'know - b-but it's fine! I mean, you were trying to talk me down instead of just attacking me, so, and, that wasn't cool what I did and..."

Kazuya's face turned red slightly, realising he was rambling a bit nervously, and finally heaved a sigh, ducking his body forwards a little. "Sorry."

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny's expression only softened the more Kazuya spoke. The teen's rambling, and stumbling over his words, and the way he flushed when he realized what he was doing, added to the fact his eyes were that same blue Johnny remembered, all just reminded him so much of Katsu. Unfortunately for Kazuya, this meant that all that fondness Johnny was suddenly feeling built up to the point that the vampire started to laugh only a few seconds after the fumbled apology was out.

It didn't last long, but a big smile was still left behind in the wake of the laughter. At least it was an honest smile. "Aaaah! You're cute when you're like that." The size of his smile faded a tad and he shoved his hands into his pockets. "Don't worry about it, you aren't the first person to have done that, and those other times were worse." Barry had been nothing short of brutal with Belial's desires mixing with his own.

His smile faded almost completely as he got a little more serious; he didn't want to be seen as insincere. "And I apologize for tearing off your arm. I'd hoped such drastic measures wouldn't be necessary. If it still huts, I could have a look at it, if you'd like, I might be able to do something for it."

[belfire]

Cute? Kazuya puffed out his cheeks at that, his embarrassed expression turning a bit sulky, but it quickly passed into a small smile. His apology was accepted - and he got one in return! That was... relieving. Truthfully, Kazuya had been a bit pessimistic about this entire thing, mostly because whenever he did something as a demon king, no one was quick to forgive him for stuff he did.

And that was okay. He understood where they were coming from. But man did he get sick of it sometimes. Having something like this go his way for once was great.

"Nah, that's fine. It still works and shit, see?" Kazuya rotated his arm, lifting it up and down to show that it had full mobility. "It's just a bit achy, like I pulled something. I'm probably just not used to it, since I've only had my arm ripped off like, once before. Haha..."

He chuckled a bit awkwardly, and rubbed the back of his neck. After a bit of a pause, he looked up at Johnny, although it seemed his eyes were slowly bleeding back into red.

"So, if you don't mind me asking... my memories are sort of foggy, but I remember you calling me Katsu and acting like you knew me. Um, have I met you somewhere before?"

[not_heavens_adam]

Aah...he almost preferred the slightly awkward but cute apologies. He noticed the eye color change but didn't comment, that was just another difference that he didn't understand but needed to accept.

"Sort of. I was in a different city before this one and I guess I met a different version of you. Mm...I know it might seem a little impossible, especially since you two have different names, but everything about the demons, er, Bels seems the same, and the stuff about Abel.."

That had always been a little more touchy for Johnny. He'd cared about Katsu a lot, and he'd always tried not to think about the irony of Hell's version of Adam thinking of 'Abel' as a son. Really, they just didn't talk about that part, so it had been easy enough to brush aside most of the time.

[belfire]

"Huh," Kazuya took this in stride. He was aware of the multiverse, not just in Hinoto-Ri, but back in his own world as well. It wasn't... too far fetched to think there were alternative versions of him from alternative worlds. It made him curious though...

"Other me was pretty chatty, if he told you all that lame crap," Kazuya said dismissively, settling one hand on his hip, the other waving the air vaguely. "Were you friends with him- wait. Important question... was he King of Bel?"

[not_heavens_adam]

This version was more of a punk, huh? That or full of shit, one or the other. He was almost glad the first question was passed up, he wasn't really keen on walking down Feelings Road and attempting to explain what Katsu had meant to him.

"Yeah, he was. He said he was the messiah as well. I imagine that was a bit of a challenge and made some people mad, but I'm sure he managed." Katsu had been strong and Johnny could only hope he'd gone home and dealt with whatever problems were left for him. "...is that what's different between you?" Because there was obviously something.

[belfire]

At the word 'Messiah', Kazuya made an odd, recoiling motion, his expression tightening in disgust before it smooth out.

"Yeah. Major difference there," Kazuya grunted. He seemed to get over his horrible surprise though, digging the toe of his shoe into the ground with a small frown. "I'm not the Messiah. I'd rather eat glass than work with Him. He's such a self-righteous prick."

He kicked a small rock by his foot, and glared at it hatefully as it skittered across the road.

[not_heavens_adam]

"Ah." On some level, Johnny couldn't imagine hating God. He had been apart of the vampire's life since he'd been human, and Johnny had even become a priest after becoming a vampire for his love of Him.

However...on some level, he could see why someone might hate God, why people like him often hated God. It was because of God that he couldn't walk in the light with the people he loved, He was why holy water would burn if it ever entered his bloodstream and why silver was like a solid acid to his skin. God was why he couldn't recite from the Bible he put in such high regard.

His smile is soft and just this side of fake with an edge of very real self-deprecation. "I'll have to take your word for it, I've never met Him, myself, and I highly doubt I ever will." Vampires didn't get to go to Heaven, no matter how much respect they had for it's lord.

[belfire]

"...me neither," Kazuya admitted after a pause.

The earlier hate and anger was gone. He was just kicking at the floor now, his eyes tracking invisible marks on the pavement before he abruptly stopped with a small sigh. "Urgh, look, I didn't mean to dump that on you. Sorry if I offended you."

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny smiled a bit to himself and stepped closer to Kazuya. Close enough that he reached out and ruffled that blue hair a bit before putting his hands on his hips as he smirked.

"Nah, you'd have to try a lot harder to do that, so don't worry about it. And...trust me, I don't mind the dumping bit."

[belfire]

"Gah- hey-!"

Kazuya swatted at Johnny's hands before pulling back, flattening his hair with a low grumble. He hated people ruffling his hair damn it. He was an Overlord! People don't ruffle Overlord hair!

"Hmph," Kazuya dropped his hands and mirrored Johnny's movements, planting his hands on his hips and leaning forwards slightly. "Well, I don't make it a habit, so don't expect anymore from me."

He straightened up, looking away with a quiet 'tch'. "'Nyway, I'm different to your Katsu, so don't expect to me to substitute him or whatever."

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny's smile at Kazuya's reaction faded a bit at those words. "I know you aren't, and I wouldn't expect or, truthfully, even want that from you. He's him and you're you." And, as much as it still hurt, his Katsu was gone and off to do whatever he did when he went back home.

"Mmm...just don't expect that I'll ignore you, either. You may not be him, but that doesn't mean I can't care for you too." Even if it was just from the shadows or on occasion. He got the feeling this one was a little too proud for fatherly affections.

[belfire]

"C-Care- don't say stuff like that to strangers, geeze. Don't you have any shame?"

Kazuya's cheeks turned a faint pink, and he crossed his arms as he tried to maintain an unaffected facade - it didn't work very well, since he was obviously a little flustered by Johnny's words.

[not_heavens_adam]

If it was even possible, his smile only brightened and he shrugged. "Who me? Nope, not at all!" It was too much trouble having shame. Plus, he'd spent centuries lying, he was done with it. For the most part.

"Those words aren't so bad, are they? Or are you just too busy blushing to think about anything else?" Troll troll troll.

[belfire]

"Ugh, shut up," Kazuya wrinkled his nose, looking back at Johnny to pin him with a hard glare. "It's kinda creepy, that's all. A-And, I don't need anyone to care for me. I've gotten along fine by myself well enough."

And Kazuya's pride rears its ugly head.