Pairing: MarcoAce

Prompt: "Our hands brushed when we were both taking down our wanted posters and now I'm blushing" (I had super fun typing this by the way)

Rating: T

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Being a famous outlaw always has my wanted poster all over the place. Most of the time, no one cares to give a thorough look, so I am able to spot them good enough and yank them down. Today, I heard of an alley carrying most of the wanted posters lingering for bounty hunter's to chose from and I quickly made my way. I liked having no trouble when in the area, so I thought of hitting it first to take it down so no one could come by to try and match me. My hat mostly shadows my face and I changed out my clothes with a trench coat over them so I couldn't be spotted for now as I head for a new area that wouldn't know me as much, following rumors.

I did that often, making rounds in certain areas. By the time I make a trip around, taking a year or two depending on what I do, the wanted posters are needing to change out and I can usually get to the town as they put a new one up or get my old one. It was a system I worked, scathing my way through, but now I am on the hunt for a certain man that has taken me away from my original path. Which, I would look for his wanted poster as I get mine down since I will kill that man once finding him.

Making it to the alley, a few men linger close by, smoking while holding up posters of who they were getting next. My face is found on the wall still and I move to tear it down, noticing someone else coming up to the wall to pick a man with blond hair and have a high bounty. The guy must me strong to pull it down and I soon move to find the one bounty I am looking for, examining as his name is on it with bounty up and rivaling mine. It has me frown before reaching for it, but so does someone else's hand that runs along mine, having me flush a little in surprise. I quickly snatch it and hold it down and to the side while tilting my head to keep myself mostly shadowed and gaze up at him.

A frown shows on his face, also being shadowed with his own hat, bandanna peeking out from under the brim around his head that helps keep the hat in place as the brim isn't as big as mine. Blue eyes are looking to me as he seems displeased of my actions. I take a couple steps, shoving my own wanted poster to a pocket and keep the one of the man I am after out to begin folding it and tucking it in my coat.

"Hand it over, yoi." A hand is out as he makes the demand and I huff out before shifting along the dirt with a growl.

"Fat chance, if anyone is getting him, it's me, that scoundrel." I snap out before moving my coat a bit as I am ready to grab at my pistol or knife resting along my belt and hidden if he so dares try anything. Eyebrows shift as he soon lowers his hand and soon crosses arms.

"Then, as we seem to have a common goal, why don't we both go after him?" He offers, having me eye him in suspicion before I straighten my posture more, but stay ready.

"Common goal? I'm not interested with working with someone." I spit out in distaste at the reminder of what happened with my last partner and how he is lying injured because this scoundrel had been joining us for a couple years now before his betrayal.

"Yes, five years ago, he betrayed me and my brothers, killing one of them." The statement has me freeze and notice as he doesn't change in appearance, meaning he wasn't lying. "He betrayed you too, didn't he, yoi?" The question has me scowl with a grip to my coat and he shifts lightly with a lean to try and view me better. "Is the one he injure okay? Did he live?"

"Yes, barely…" I mutter a bit bitterly before he moves a bit closer and I flicker a scowl onto my face.

"Then let's both get him, two could help gain information and find him faster. We can split the bounty, since I know that's not your main interest, yoi. I will even let you get the killing hit in if you want because it's best not to take him in alive." He mentions with sole purpose of business and I am looking to him curiously on this all.

"Why would you let me when he killed your brother?" I ask sincerely, not trying to bring up old wounds, and he smiles.

"I just want him dead. I lost my drive for revenge long ago and merely want him to be gone to stop being a plague upon the land, yoi." The honesty hurts to hear, but I can nod with a thick swallow before shifting to rub a hand to my neck lightly.

"Only for this, we can partner up."

"Sounds like a plan."