Universal: Drabbles From the Daring Mind of Crystalazer
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"You know what?" She gives him a hard look; penetrating, but not a stare. When he shows no sign of response, she crosses her arms and huffs. "You are an asshole, pure and simple. You don't know how long I've tried to look underneath that stupid, stoic shell you've put up around yourself. I've been trying to find that human aspect of you since the day we first met, and do you know what I've found?"
He says nothing but she can see the faintest wrinkling in his forehead.
"...Not the smallest damn bit of it."
That was the first time he had ever heard her curse. She turns to go, and his instinct tells him to do the first thing that comes to his mind. He grabs her wrist and pulls her to him, just as six kunai embed themselves into the spot she had been standing a moment ago.
"Wha-what was that for?" She sputters and wrenches her wrist out of his grasp. They are now face-to-face, their noses almost touching. Her eyes are ablaze with fury and indignation.
"You've forgotten that we're still training." He replies evenly. "You ought to remember not to fall into your own traps."
"Well...well, if you'd try acting a little more like a person, I wouldn't be-" He leans forward and does something that makes her swallow her words.
"...Do I seem more like a person now?"
"It's a start."