I do not own Soul Calibur. I do not own The Killers. I do not own the song Mr Brightside.

Only A Kiss

Her body lies crumpled at my feet, petal lips apart as a memoir of her last act. Open are those milky hazel eyes, still there as they had been before. But lifeless.

Her blood no longer pumps, her heart no longer beats. Butterfly eyelashes frozen in place. Locks of long blonde hair so natural in life now lying limp, a frame to showcase that face. That face which has never been so pale.

I feel pain at the sight of her, but my eyes will not let me look away, reminding me of what I did wrong. Torture is inescapable when you are the one doing it to yourself. I am making myself see weakness, both in myself and in her. We both fell victim to ourselves.

A voice is whispering harsh words into my ear, mocking me for my only mistake. My only mistake in my entire life was caused by one tiny little thing. One thing I wanted for myself. It seemed like such a simple thing to want, hardly selfish, yet it left me here. A life of devotion for one moment of bliss seemed fair.

But it wasn't one moment, was it? We met many times but never in romance, just battle. We both wanted something which defied our nature, so we decided to take it right here. In this room, with her friends in their own bedroom only two doors away. I wish I had time for mourning, but the call of a Raven tells me my master wants me.

I kneel down next to her soulless body and remove the clawed glove from my right hand, setting it down next to me. I place one finger over each of her eyelids and close them, forcing back a tear of my own.

I force my shaky legs to stand and walk over to her bed. I pick up Syi Salika and Loka Luha, then attach them to my belt. A memento of my weakness for Talim. It only took one kiss to cause all of this. I pick up Eiserne Drossel from the floor and sling it over my shoulder, before letting myself sink into blackness. Gloomy could take the reigns for a while.

It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss
It was only a kiss

Mr Brightside – The Killers

This was written quickly after I heard this song at work, hence the length. This is only the second story I have ever written, I forgot to upload it, so I apologize if it's not very good.

It seems that whoever writes stories for this pairing disappears for some reason, so I'll have to watch my back.

H383.

XXX