Title: Straight
Author: AppleL0V3R
Beta-reader: Terror-Of-The-Crimson-Night
Fandom: 07 Ghost
Pairing: Ayanami and Hyuuga
Chapter: One - 01. Mortal through 25. Hard
Rating: T
Type: Two-shot – Incomplete
Summary: Fifty lines for fifty words and two people in one world.
Theme: 1 Fandom LJ challenge (Table 1)
Word Count: 1,310
Disclaimer: If you've heard of it before, then it's obviously not mine.
Note: This will be a two-shot cause I decided to do the first half of them today and the second half tomorrow. (I may or may not make them one chapter later on.)
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01. Mortal
It's a stark reminder when the blade breezes past him, cutting him, that unlike Ayanami, he is human and he can die.
02. Broken
Metal is not unbreakable, and Hyuuga isn't really that surprised that his sword snaps under the pressure of the zaiphon when he spars with his precious Aya-tan for the first time.
03. Vanish
Ayanami's words are scathing – hot and harsh – but Hyuuga's Cheshire grin doesn't even falter as he teases, "Aya-tan's being mean."
04. Rain
Soft to hard to soft – it slides down his skin, dripping from his face, his arms, him, without his acknowledgement – and all he can do is stare into blue eyes behind black lenses because he is too entranced to do much else.
05. Ocean
Neither of them have ever seen so much water – blue, sparkling, reaching as far as they can see, uninterrupted by land of any sort – but Hyuuga already has a plan of how to make the most of it with his Aya-tan.
06. Tense
His back is always so ridged, but Hyuuga knows better than to try to convince his superior to relax, though it doesn't stop him from trying to kiss that strong resolve away.
07. Soon
So close, yet so far, and all Ayanami could do was wonder how long – how soon – it would take for Hyuuga to demolish all of his carefully constructed walls.
08. Why
Everything happens for a reason; he has to believe that when Yukikaze dies for him and all he can think about is that mantra-promise that Hyuuga insists on saying at every turn, "I will always protect you."
09. Winter
It's cold, so cold that it burns as he allows Hyuuga to tackle him to the snow covered ground with kisses and grins on that fateful night in the dead of winter.
10. Fallen
He is Verloren and so there is no further level for him to fall to, but even though he won't admit it – that would be tantamount to admitting a weakness and he is the Chief of Staff and so he can't be weak in any way – he is still falling and he doesn't want to hit the ground because that means Hyuuga didn't catch him.
11. Storm
Hyuuga curled his larger body around his sleeping superior's – who was pretty much in his lap, with the exception of a part of a wayward limb or two – with a soft smile tinged with worry as even now he fights to protect his precious someone from the storm of nightmares and cold that Ayanami is still facing.
12. Door
Ayanami pauses at the door of his room – the first time he's shown any hesitance to walk away from emotion – and glances over his shoulder to see his most trusted subordinate sprawled comfortably in Ayanami's bed, that irritating smile still etched into his countenance, and he can't help the urge that makes him want to return to those strong and willing and safe and caring arms.
13. Flash
He almost blinked as he froze in place, no sure if his eyes were playing tricks on him or if he was hearing things, because any evidence to state otherwise was already gone, leaving him with the memory of soft eyes and even softer words.
14. Wait
For once, Ayanami doesn't want to wait and see how it all turns out because there is only one way he wants it to and he is willing to do anything to make sure this ends the way he wants it to – Hyuuga still happily beside him and him with everything he's been searching for a millennia for.
15. Shrine
When he enters his home – a small apartment in one of the many skyscrapers of Houburg Fort – for the first time in a long time, he is only momentarily surprised to see Hyuuga fast asleep, almost fitful with evident worry, in a chair positioned to have a clear view of the entrance, and then Ayanami allows himself a small, contented, appreciative smile as he pads forth to settle in the bigger, younger man's lap because his is the fallen angel returning to his one true follower.
16. Black
Gold on black and both stained with red as Hyuuga flicks his gloved hand to rid it of the excess liquid that has already dried on his face, never once letting his grin fall as he steps to the side to let the Chief of Staff by now that he is content with the knowledge that there can be no further attempts on his superior's life.
17. Lost
He doesn't say anything because he knows it's only going to get him in trouble, but Hyuuga can't help but be amused by the fact that Ayanami – strong, calm, certain – of all people had gotten the two of them lost.
18. Cell
When people thought of the Black Hawks, they thought of its fearless, cruel, inhuman leader – Ayanami the Chief of Staff – and the black haired man who was always grinning and cheerful but no less cruel as he always stood beside Ayanami – Major Hyuuga, Ayanami's right hand, subordinate and protector – and then they quickly thought about something else.
19. Villain
Ayanami knows that in this story between himself and Klein, Teito he is the bad guy, but he is okay with that because has Hyuuga always there – ready to support and car for him – beside him no matter what happened.
20. Road
He settled his feet at the metaphorical staring line as he gazed forward with ambitious violet eyes, not even bothering to glance at the blue ones beside him because Ayanami knows they will always be there – one focused on him and the other on the horizon – and they will always be full of cheer and determination enough to get them both through this bumpy road.
21. Weep
He doesn't cry, not because he can't but because he won't, but that doesn't mean he can't break, especially when all he can do is lean against Hyuuga – completely missing that sad caring smile that will only make everything worse – as he tries to buffer against the pain and ignore the emotion that threatens to drown him as he rejects reality and begins building new walls.
22. Blind
They say love is blind and Hyuuga is almost inclined to believe it because of his precious Aya-tan, but he knows that love isn't blind – not the least – it is just the people it infects that consciously or subconsciously ignore the sins and love doesn't push them to.
23. Pact
It's only natural to believe that Warsfeil are those who have 'made a deal with devil', but Hyuuga is proof that it is not so, because his soul is completely untouched by Ayanami even if his heart is not.
24. Flight
Hyuuga grins and laughs because he is completely enjoying himself – his Aya-tan agreed to for once not work on his day off so that they could spend it together, just the two of them – and he can't help but spur the Hawkzile forward as Ayanami chuckles while pressing his back against Hyuuga's chest in an attempt to stay comfortable and warm in their expedition to nowhere.
25. Hard
Hyuuga's chest is hard and unyielding, Ayanami realizes when the taller man quickly wraps his arms around the violet eyed male's shoulders and brings him forward to trap him in an embrace as he nuzzles his face into silver hair and strangely, Ayanami doesn't even contemplate pushing away his overly affectionate subordinate.