and please, believe me when I say (closed)

[ex_onslaught851]

WHO: Yukimura, Saitou, Zhao Yun
WHAT: Conversations about the aftermath + Nagashino + feelings things
WHERE: Resistance Army Camp
WARNING(S): To be determined?

[So we have a Saitou/Yukimura conversation and a Zhao Yun/Yukimura conversation happening up in here. GOOD? GOOD.]

Comments

[iaijutsu]

[Oh, so he's blushing a little, is he?

What's that thing they say? Turnabout is fair play?]

[ex_onslaught851]

[That's not fair, Hajime-dono. Don't make him make you blush again.

Like... say... by taking your hand.]

[iaijutsu]

[CRITICAL HIT...]

[ex_onslaught851]

[GREAT SUCCESS.

Don't think that he's going to let go anytime soon, either.]

[iaijutsu]

[He can live with that.]

[ex_onslaught851]

[Even if someone sees them?]

[iaijutsu]

[...well, he might be keeping an eye out for anyone who might approach so they can just avoid that potential moment of awkward.]

[ex_onslaught851]

[Don't worry, Yukimura will do his best not to fall asleep like this and keep Saitou's hand there in a death grip this time.]

[iaijutsu]

[He's much obliged.]

[ex_onslaught851]

[Hey, he does it out of love!]

[iaijutsu]

[He just needs to have an escape route if he finds himself longingly gazing at your jugular, Yukimura. It's nothing personal.]

[ex_onslaught851]

[But Yukimura doesn't mind if you stare at his jugular... much...]

[iaijutsu]

[HE SHOULD.]

[ex_onslaught851]

[JUST DON'T KILL HIM AND IT WILL BE OKAY.]

[iaijutsu]

[Yeah, uh. About that.

It usually comes on suddenly, but there comes a point when one can't help but start recognizing the signs, and although Saitou could have almost written off the quickening of his pulse as just another side effect of the way Yukimura was looking at him...

He stands up, gently extracting his hand from Yukimura's.]

...excuse me for a moment, Yukimura-dono.

[ex_onslaught851]

Hajime-dono...?

[Now he's seriously confused. Did he do something wrong? What was going on? It takes him a moment to get his bearings, but once he does, he quickly stands up too.]

What is the matter?

[iaijutsu]

Nothing, I only -

[- am looking kind of pale and starting to sweat and the pain's starting to kick in, NO BIG DEAL, RIGHT.

He grinds his teeth and tries to ignore it. He has to at least stay composed long enough to shoo Yukimura away.]

- I need a moment. Alone.

[ex_onslaught851]

[Except that Yukimura notices those signs, which of course makes him even more worried. Which means that sending him away is going to be rather difficult.]

You look unwell... I am not going to leave you alone in this state!

[iaijutsu]

[Saitou can't see his own eyes, but he's quite sure they just went red, and it's getting more difficult by the second to try and keep his composure.]

You will, or -

[He cuts himself off, trying to suppress a gasp as he claws at his chest.]

[ex_onslaught851]

[Oh... oh. Yukimura can tell then what's happening, and he wonders if he should be terrified, but he's not. In fact he feels calm for the most part, although seeing Saitou in such pain breaks his heart.]

Hajime-dono... You said that there was nothing I could do to help, but that's not true. You need blood, don't you?

[Therefore, he knows what the logical conclusion here is.]

[iaijutsu]

[He knows Yukimura well enough to know exactly what conclusion the other man will come to - and Saitou has no intention of asking that of him.]

It - it will pass.

[It has before, after all. A few hours of agony is survivable - and that's worth it to him, to not have to drink Yukimura's blood.]

[ex_onslaught851]

I can't accept that. Knowing that you're in pain, that you're suffering when you do not have to...

[It wouldn't be a huge sacrifice on his part, he doesn't think.]

Please, Hajime-dono.

[iaijutsu]

No.

[One word is all he dares; it won't help his argument if his voice starts shaking as much as the rest of him.]

[ex_onslaught851]

You leave me no choice, then.

[With that, Yukimura draws his short sword from its sheath. It's a low blow and he knows it, but he can't stand to see Saitou suffer like this either.]

[iaijutsu]

I said no -

[His hand is halfway reaching to Yukimura's arm when he convulses and pulls back again.]