Title: Counterpoints
Rating: K+
Genre: Poetry, romance, angst
Characters: Sebastian with mentions of Bree
Pairing(s): Sebree (Sebastian/Bree) But it kinda doesn't count because they're not technically "together"
Summary: It doesn't make sense. He is the hero, she the villain. Or is it the other way around? But it does not matter who is who in this dance for a false hope, for a false love. Because either way, she is responsible for his imprisonment. He should hate her, despise her. But he doesn't, and he can't stop himself from loving her.
Warnings: None
Notes: Yeah, I'm in a really poetic mood, and this one doesn't rhyme either XD I was just rewatching Bionic Rebellion and this popped into my head. I needed some Sebree angst. So anyway, it takes place after Sebastian is taken to prison. I hope you like it, everyone!
He is furious
Confused
Hateful
Mad
(As in crazy)
Because everything was going right and then everything went so wrong
The betrayal hurt
(But his betrayal
Or hers?
He wasn't and still isn't sure)
Pain in so many forms
He still feels the ghosts
Of his past
Of where her brothers struck him
And he remembers the shock
When she stood firm against him
(Because didn't you love me?)
And he is furious
Because all he could think of in the moment he was getting dragged away
(To prison, no less)
Was her.
He was not thinking of his brother, so weak without his strength
He was not thinking of his sister, so slow without her speed
He was not thinking of his father
Who was and still is dead, posthumously waiting for revenge.
He was and still is not even thinking
Of himself
More powerless than he ever imagined he would be
No longer fast, strong, smart
He has been robbed of everything
But he hadn't and still wasn't thinking of himself.
The only person on his mind was and still is her.
And it tortures him
Because everything reminds him of her:
The echoes of the footsteps of the guards in his prison
Sound like her, running through the halls at the speed of sound.
The wind rushing through the halls
Sounds like the small laughs she once directed at him.
And he hates himself
For so many things
For some things he doesn't even understand himself.
Does he hate himself for falling for the enemy?
Because she would have to hate herself for falling for him
(Don't deny it, because he knows she liked
Loved?
Him in return)
And he knows she doesn't regret falling for him because of that
(He doesn't know how he knows, he just does).
Does he hate himself for hurting her?
An easy answer is yes
But he senses that the easy answer may not be the right one
Because he does feel bad about hurting her
But he doesn't regret it
And he doesn't hate himself for it.
So what is it?
Does he hate himself for thinking of her as the enemy?
Yes, that's it
He knows because everything just felt so wrong when he was yelling at her
When he was hurting her
Physically
Emotionally
Because he was breaking her
But in doing that
He broke himself
And now the shattered shards of his soul lie on the ground
(But not hers
Because she has friends and family to help her pick up the pieces
While his only family was carted away before his eyes)
Fragile as glass
Or ice
Yes, ice is more accurate
Because he was so cold the last time he spoke
So indifferent and cruel.
But then again
Everything and everyone needs a counterpoint
If he is the ice
Then she is the fire
Melting through the cold barriers around his heart
With the way she payed such attention to him
And how she stood up for him
(It was only fair that he should return the favor at times
Until he messed it all up)
With the way she could get her brothers to shut up whenever he needed them to
With her caring nature and protective instincts towards the younger children
With her sassiness and her teasing and her jokes
With her good-natured power and self-awareness
And the way she could drive him crazy just by leaving him alone
Right in the middle of speaking a sentence
With only a breeze for company
And she'd just come back within a few minutes
And act as if she was completely innocent
Like nothing had just happened
Like she hadn't just gone to save the world
And returned within a matter of seconds
And if anyone asked, she had no idea what he was talking about
She is "innocent" at the scene of a crime.
And there is his original point.
It doesn't make sense
He is the hero
She the villain
Or is it the other way around?
But it does not matter who is who
In this dance
For a false hope
For a false love
Because either way, she is responsible for his imprisonment
He should hate her
Despise her.
But he doesn't, and he can't stop himself from loving her.
(Yes, Sebastian Krane
Is still in love with Bree Davenport
Despite everything that has happened.
How? he asks himself
How can I still love her after this mess
How, after she hurt me and I hurt her?
But he can give himself no answer.
And as he stares at the walls of his prison
He fantasizes of what could have been
If only he hadn't ruined everything.)
Reviews are appreciated.