Title:
Believer
Author: Ashe
Fandom: TRC
Prompt:
"Believer" by Kill Hannah
Rating/Warnings:
G
Summary: "I need you to believe in me." Set
just before they leave for Celes.
Notes: Dialogue stolen
shamelessly from "Believer" by Kill Hannah. Song suits Fye
and the Celes arc fairly well, if you wish to check it out. Oh, and
very few spoilers, all things considered.
Story:
And
I'm not running anymore And oh
I'll stand to face it all
I'll fight
for every breath
Until there's nothing left of us
I
need you to believe
I need you to believe in me
Until there's
nothing left of us
Oh my god
He stops, just before Mokona sends them to Celes, just before he draws the symbols in the air that will transport himself back to the one place he wished never to return to. He pauses and for a moment there is silence and his companions wonder if perhaps he is having second thoughts. He doesn't have the time for second thoughts, and he begins moving again, and the others busy themselves with those few, nearly meaningless last minute details. The mage appears just behind Kurogane, gripping his elbow with deceptive force. He doesn't look at the ninja, and there is a distance in his eyes that should terrify anyone who has seen it. Kurogane can only feel the deceptive strength in those long fingers, even through the layers of clothing.
"I need you to believe in me," His voice was so low that for a moment Kurogane wondered if he imagined it. "until there's nothing left of us." Then he is gone and his long fingers are tracing those occult symbols and Kurogane can't say what Fye wants to hear. He isn't sure that the mage is strong enough for this, but he has to believe in him. Someone has to believe in him, because he knows that Fye doesn't believe in himself.