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Summary: "I vote for making Garland see how many expressions he can get out of WoL," says Dannath. And Mei, being the Garland/WoL fan that she is…

Rating: T

Warnings: Yaoi, shounen-ai, violence, language, sexual themes.

[Dissidia:FF] Stressor [Garland/Warrior of Light]

They were alone.

It was not the first time such a thing had occurred, but Garland certainly hoped it would not be the last.

The Warrior of Light was just so much fun to be with.

"Poor Warrior… all alone, unable to socialize successfully with his own teammates. He lectures the others on the power of teamwork and friendship and yet no one wants to be with him. The poor tragic hero. No one to care for him."

The Warrior of Light's eyes narrowed dangerously, analyzing Garland's mocking.

"No one to love, no one to hold. No past, no memories, not even a name." Garland sneered. "And there's not the slightest thing you can to change yourself or your destiny, to rid yourself of this never-ending cycle of-"

The Warrior lashed out at him with a slightly shaking blade. He blocked the sword, forcing the Warrior to stagger backward, thrown off-balance. The silver-haired man set a hand on the ground to steady himself a few feet away and glared up at Garland, snarling.

"I could say the same of you."

"And in saying so you would be thoroughly misguided, for I do not long for such things and have no need for them- while you, on the other hand, seek such comforts almost as much as you wish for this conflict to end." Garland parried a few thrusts and smirked, though the Warrior of Light could not have seen it. "Perhaps even more."

The Warrior cried out in anguish, which soon became fury. Garland was taken by surprise when the smaller man made to strike and then cast his shield at the last moment. He took the full force of the blast and was sent into a pillar, which collapsed behind him.

Rendered immobile for a few seconds, he was significantly surprised when the Warrior of Light leaned over him and spoke harshly,

"Assume all you want about me, Garland. What I want, what you want, and the outcome of this war have absolutely no correlation."

He strode off without a backwards glance.

And Garland had made the Warrior of Light angry.

[A/N] A stressor is an event, experience, etc., that causes stress or provokes emotion. Hence the title. Obviously. (.)

Dannath and I were having a conversation on dA, and she wrote, "I vote for making Garland see how many expressions he can get out of WoL." And I jumped on it.

I'm going to make this my first multi-chaptered fic… so please keep your eye out for updates in the near future if you enjoyed this chapter!

I love this pair. This is dedicated to Dannath and also to January 1, 2010- which is, in case you didn't realize, 1/1. Garland/Warrior of Light day~!

Alright! I will try my best for the next chapter as well!

Thank you very much for reading.