A/N: A very short drabble about Yui/Nakago...I just had to get it out of my system.
Disclaimer: Fushigi Yuugi is not owned by me, but by Yuu Watase, may she keep entertaining us with more of her wonderful (and bishounen full) works.
Duty
She looks at him with eyes as blue as his, only a different shade. His hair is lighter in color and glossier than hers, even when he lives in an age lacking proper hair care.
She slows her pace intentionally, so she could watch his tall, well built figure without being noticed, but he sets his pace to match hers. It's a wonder to her how a man so powerful could be so gentle. She never tells him that, because he is her warrior and she is his miko and that's how it should be. His voice is deep, but soothing, especially on long nights when nightmares haunt her sleep. He's always there, holding her hand as she wakes up screaming and full of sweat. He's always by her side.
She wants to run away, taking the enemy's scroll with her and she expects to hear him oppose her request, but he doesn't. Handing her the scroll, his perfectly blue eyes lock with hers as he touches her wrist. It's not her best friend who saved her, but he.
She tells him she craves for another and he smiles, granting her wish. A small part of her wishes for him to be jealous, but he shows no sign of it. The enemy fears him and she has to admit, sometimes, when she sees his power unleashed, she fears him too. As if he senses this, he comes by her side and kneels and she looks at him with wide eyes. He's a lion, but he's her lion and she resists the impulse of throwing herself in his arms.
Dealing with betrayal is more important.
Her ways are strange, but she's still so easy to manipulate. Women usually are to him. Sometimes, though, he wishes above all to make her happy, but he ignores these thoughts. His goal is far more important and no one could distract him from it. Not even if she has dark blue eyes and blonde hair, like his mother. She's suffering and he uses this to his advantage. She thinks she's been raped and he lets her believe that, even if it's not true. The beast god can only be summoned by a virgin, but she has no way of knowing that. No one is allowed to tell her, under penalty of death.
He thinks about what would have happened if he weren't who he was and she weren't who she is. He doesn't allow himself these thoughts often, but when he does, he indulges in them for a while.
One time, he enters her room and finds her wearing a white garment that barely reaches her thighs. She has that determined look on her face that attracts him even more. He could throw her on the bed right now, rip that cloth from her body and make her his. He knows he could have her by her own free will, because he can be very persuasive. But he doesn't want to. He can't.
Vengeance is more important.
N/A: Feedback would be highly appreciated:)
