[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]

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.