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[boundbydevotion]

Who: Delpavo
Where: Starting at the Delphinus dining table
When: Day 211, morning
What: 8'(

[Link found a letter on the table.]

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[After breakfast antics]

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[what the subject says... Zero's still in his room, everyone else is off doing chores.]

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[Walks by Zero's door several times, trying to decide if he should bother him or not]

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[a muffled voice from inside]

You know I can hear you from in here.

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[stops in front of the door then...]

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[you hear some shuffling, like he's getting off the floor and a second later, the door opens and he grabs your sleeve and yanks you inside.]

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[yoink!]

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[shuts the door and pulls you into a hug]

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[tense with surprise for a moment, then slowly loosening and hugging back]

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Sorry. This is hard for you too.

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Mm.

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... just. Don't go too, okay?

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Perhaps you should come with me when you win.

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. . .


You don't have to do me any favours.

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I wouldn't call it a favor. Only that I won't stay in Sabra forever, and I don't want to leave you here either.

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[shakes his head a little]

I'll... think about it. Besides... even if you leave, Ichiru's around.

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...?

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[Sits Link down on the bedside.]

Did you know? Identical twins are born from the same egg? It's only in the womb that they split into two beings. But they were originally supposed to be one person.

That memory of that night... he said he wanted to be as one again.

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[covering one of Zero's hands, looking a bit concerned]

Then.. He was hurt and asked that of you...?

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[nods]

What I did that night... was inexcusable. Thinking back, if only I had done something else, tried to seek help for him, maybe things would have been different. Maybe not.

But at least he got his wish. And that we're together.

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[nods... keeps hold of his hand]

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[pats your hand on top of his own]

So... it'll be okay.

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[Tugs Zero down into another hug and kind of just rests there, thinking about promises he can't make]

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[hugging back tightly]

... thank you.

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You don't need to thank me...

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Needing to and wanting to are different.

... and besides, you knew her longer than I did.