Disclaimer: I don't own Samurai Deeper Kyo [SDK], even though I would love to take Kyo for myself. No such dice, sigh. This fic is written purely for enjoyment. And nothing else.

Note: minor spoilers for manga volume 6. Tread with caution. ;)

Moment In Time
written by: da*mouse ®


Belief Held


"If you said that it wasn't you…I will believe you, Kyo…!"

I believe you…I believe you…as long as you said you didn't do it, I will believe it.

Echoes of the exact same words then formed in his mind, along with that face…the obscure face…

Kyo…I believe you…

His lips twisted into a bitter and sarcastic smile, and he turned away from her. He could feel her eyes boring through his back, as if she was trying to read him, gauge him, and understand him. Trying, but not succeeding.

Who could ever begin to understand him? Who would even want to? All that understanding, companionship, brotherhood nonsense was pathetic. He didn't need anyone. To sympathize, to comprehend, anything.  

He whipped around to face her standing behind him, her hands still wrapped around her gun. Posture rigid, lips drawn into a straight line, but eyes trained on him. Anger glittered in those eyes, but along with it, was firm decision, so clearly mirrored.

And trust. She said she trusted him.

His blood-red orbs narrowed at her. She met his gaze defiantly, with that unwavering faith.

Waiting for his response. Waiting to believe him.

Something stirred within him. Almost against his will, he welcomed the confidence she held. Confidence that she held… in him.

She will believe me…

Immediately, he slashed the notion from his mind. He was Onime no Kyo, slayer of a thousand men. He was a demon. Evil. Inhumane.

Who could so foolishly place their trust in him?

In the end, there were only lies.

His red eyes darkened, and he tightened his grip on his Muramasa. Turning his back on her again, he walked, pushing everything that transpired out of his mind. Insignificant events as such weren't worth remembering.

I don't need…

Conviction from a sixteen-year-old bounty hunter he regarded as nothing was just that. Nothing.

"Believe what you want. I don't care."

He knew that sentence held the slightest shadow of a lie.

But Kyo chose to ignore it.




-Finis-

da*mouse ®
posted January 5th, 2004

-scene from SDK manga, volume 6, modified-

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