Title: Reversed
Author/Artist: ZiaLiaLis
Rating: K+
Warnings: Some dark undertones
Prompt: III - 31. Reborn/Luce - reversal of situation; "the suave boss meets the graceful mafioso"
Word count: 509
Summary: Their personalities may have been swapped, but that doesn't mean the situation is any different.

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"Would you like some coffee?"

That was the first time I had met her.

A suave young lady she was.

Luce was her name.

She walked with a confident gait, yet each step flowed into the next, making her seem to be dancing through the room, leading an invisible partner who had succumbed to her charms through the steps.

"Yes, please," I answered, a genial smile already on my lips.

She gave me a smirk, self-assurance screamed at me.

Standing erect, she walked to the front of the room and six pairs of eyes followed her.

The tension was running high, and I couldn't help but feel nervous myself.

She paced through the room once again, an easy yet strained smirk on her lips, playing the gracious host.

The role I normally played.

A dangerous aura was hanging around her, and I occasionally saw a glint of something else dark in her eyes.

This made me frown.

"Is there something you need, Reborn?"

There it was. A hint of malice, a hint of something else different from what she was showing on the outside.

I stood up myself, a gentle smile on my lips as always.

Walking up to her as suavely (as that was more befitting for a man, but we all knew I was more graceful than anything really) as possible, I went to the point.

"Why did you bring us here?"

Her eyes were shadowed now, an emotionless mask in place.

"To be Arcobaleno."

Of course.

…

The first time I met him, I was disgusted to say the least.

He was a man, yet I was more… manlier than him.

He was elegant, graceful and had this peaceful aura around him.

Whereas I?

I had been described by many to be ruthless and suave.

Playing the role I had to, I offered him some tea.

And his reply?

"Yes, please."

Perhaps disgusted is too harsh. Perhaps uncomfortable would be more like it.

He made me squirm, and I could tell he had already seen through my façade from the way he looked at me.

I walked confidently up to the front of the room, aware of the eyes trained on me.

I thought about starting the meeting now, but I couldn't.

I was never much of a talker anyway.

So with that, I went back to pacing the room and seeing to everybody's needs.

Someone else should be doing this.

Too bad this meeting is completely confidential.

Reborn was still watching me, his eyes calculating but warm. It made me want to melt in him.

So I asked, "Is there something you need, Reborn?"

He stood up elegantly, a smile on his lips.

He walked up to the front of the room, stride elegant yet not bold. It was soft, but it shone in its own way. A soft, warm glow which commanded everyone's attention.

'Why did you bring us here?" He asked.

I froze, and my mask crumbled away immediately.

"To be Arcobaleno"

Of course.

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