Notes: A drabble is a short story exactly 100 words long, excluding title. They're also very addictive to write.
Suikogaiden belongs to Konami, not me, and we can all thank heaven for that.
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Empty
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The tradition was to place the image of the person you cared for most within the cameo.
She paused to remove the picture before giving it to Lena to deliver to Nash, leaving it blank.
In her heart, she realized long ago that her brother was not coming back; she knew that he would just kill, and abandon them, the same as he had done five years ago. He hadn't changed; he never would.
She knew that he loved her. She knew he only wanted to protect her. And... she knew how much the empty cameo would hurt him.
And she didn't care.
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Truth
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"Before we marry, Yuuli, I should tell you a few things." Zaj sat down in front of his fiance, the daughter of the esteemed Latkje family, wearing a serious expression. "This might come as a shock."
"Okay, Zaj." She nodded, completely lovestruck.
"I'm the one who murdered your parents."
"Okay, Zaj."
"I'm going to kill your brother tonight."
"Okay, Zaj."
"I don't give a rip about you and am just using you to gain status in this country."
"Okay, Zaj." Yuuli paused. "Can we skip to the sex now?"
Zaj stared, for a long moment.
"Jesus Christ," he muttered, walking away, "So that's where her brother gets it from."
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Evolution
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"Where are we, Mr. Nash?" said Viki.
He shook his head. Upon failing to escape his fangirl horde by tactics of blushing, stammering, and generally acting virginal, he had turned, fled the scene, and stumbled across the one person who could help him get away.
But it went horribly wrong. Viki had sneezed, and they landed in an unfamiliar place, full of colors and spiralling hearts. Something was wrong. He felt... an evolution taking place within.
Nash winked at her, flashing her his most charming, flirtatious grin.
"This," he announced, "is the dimension of /love/!"
From that day forward, Nash Latkje was never the same.
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Debt
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He burst into the Crystal Palace, heart hammering.
"Lord Sasarai! You have to help me!"
Sasarai looked up. "If it isn't Nash. Need help, eh?"
"Yes! I've had thirty-thousand assassins after me this /week/! I can't do this alone."
"I seem to recall you owing me a favor already, Nash."
"Er..."
"Say, there's a war brewing in the Grasslands. An agent must go down and investigate. Very dangerous mission. If they're found out, - highly probable - they'll be caught, tortured, killed... but who to send? I wonder, who's the right man for the job?"
Pause.
"... Oh, shit."
Sasarai smirked. "That's right. Time to pay the piper, whore."
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Understanding
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Lena stared at her niece, at a loss for words, torn between both sympathy and anger. Didn't she understand that her brother was fighting for his life even as they spoke, that they could not afford to waste time like this? Didn't she understand that Zaj Quilos was the man who murdered her parents, who had lied to and betrayed her without a second thought? And she still...
"Why?" she asked.
"I love him," Yuuli answered, looking away, brushing a lock of blonde hair behind her ear. Tears brimmed her eyes. "I'm sorry. Is it that hard to understand?"
"Yes," Lena said.
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Note: Yuuli is not this mean. Really. ... but it's fun writing her as though she were!
Suikogaiden belongs to Konami, not me, and we can all thank heaven for that.
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Empty
---
The tradition was to place the image of the person you cared for most within the cameo.
She paused to remove the picture before giving it to Lena to deliver to Nash, leaving it blank.
In her heart, she realized long ago that her brother was not coming back; she knew that he would just kill, and abandon them, the same as he had done five years ago. He hadn't changed; he never would.
She knew that he loved her. She knew he only wanted to protect her. And... she knew how much the empty cameo would hurt him.
And she didn't care.
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Truth
---
"Before we marry, Yuuli, I should tell you a few things." Zaj sat down in front of his fiance, the daughter of the esteemed Latkje family, wearing a serious expression. "This might come as a shock."
"Okay, Zaj." She nodded, completely lovestruck.
"I'm the one who murdered your parents."
"Okay, Zaj."
"I'm going to kill your brother tonight."
"Okay, Zaj."
"I don't give a rip about you and am just using you to gain status in this country."
"Okay, Zaj." Yuuli paused. "Can we skip to the sex now?"
Zaj stared, for a long moment.
"Jesus Christ," he muttered, walking away, "So that's where her brother gets it from."
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Evolution
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"Where are we, Mr. Nash?" said Viki.
He shook his head. Upon failing to escape his fangirl horde by tactics of blushing, stammering, and generally acting virginal, he had turned, fled the scene, and stumbled across the one person who could help him get away.
But it went horribly wrong. Viki had sneezed, and they landed in an unfamiliar place, full of colors and spiralling hearts. Something was wrong. He felt... an evolution taking place within.
Nash winked at her, flashing her his most charming, flirtatious grin.
"This," he announced, "is the dimension of /love/!"
From that day forward, Nash Latkje was never the same.
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Debt
---
He burst into the Crystal Palace, heart hammering.
"Lord Sasarai! You have to help me!"
Sasarai looked up. "If it isn't Nash. Need help, eh?"
"Yes! I've had thirty-thousand assassins after me this /week/! I can't do this alone."
"I seem to recall you owing me a favor already, Nash."
"Er..."
"Say, there's a war brewing in the Grasslands. An agent must go down and investigate. Very dangerous mission. If they're found out, - highly probable - they'll be caught, tortured, killed... but who to send? I wonder, who's the right man for the job?"
Pause.
"... Oh, shit."
Sasarai smirked. "That's right. Time to pay the piper, whore."
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Understanding
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Lena stared at her niece, at a loss for words, torn between both sympathy and anger. Didn't she understand that her brother was fighting for his life even as they spoke, that they could not afford to waste time like this? Didn't she understand that Zaj Quilos was the man who murdered her parents, who had lied to and betrayed her without a second thought? And she still...
"Why?" she asked.
"I love him," Yuuli answered, looking away, brushing a lock of blonde hair behind her ear. Tears brimmed her eyes. "I'm sorry. Is it that hard to understand?"
"Yes," Lena said.
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Note: Yuuli is not this mean. Really. ... but it's fun writing her as though she were!
