Everything You Want
Rating: K+
Pairing : Amuto
Disclaimer: For Sai-chan's birthday, way back in August. I wrote this one before I wrote Shards. Song is by Vertical Horizon; it's really a sweet song. I don't own it.
He rested his head against the tree, his foot hanging off the branch, and let his gaze wander down to where the all the King's men were relaxing. He watched as they picnicked in the park and somewhere in the back of his mind he wished he could be down there, enjoying life with them. With her.
He immediately shoved the thought to the back of his mind.
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
He followed her home. It wasn't anything new. He simply walked across buildings and watched as she trudged along toward her house.
Yoru picked on him, saying he was too attached. That he was forgetting she was an enemy. That he was forgetting she was part of the reason why he might never get his wish from the embryo. That he was forgetting Utau's undeniable attempts to make him hers. That he was forgetting she was already taken and loved the man she was with.
He never responded.
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
He followed her everywhere, hiding in the shadows. Easter suspected he was becoming attached, but he simply replied he was spying on their greatest opponent. She was his greatest opponent.
At first he hadn't been so attached. He was just simply curious. Curious enough to watch her every movement. Curious enough to sneak into her bedroom and watch the rise and fall of her chest as she slept. Curious enough to wrap his arms around her and hold her close to him when she was unconscious after one of their battles.
Curiosity killed the cat.
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
It was impossible for him to accept she was taken. As the years went by, he watched as she and the boy king become an item. But deep inside him he didn't believe it. He never would. He couldn't.
But she was happy. Her happiness meant the world to him. He didn't know why.
But as long as she stayed happy, he would tolerate the boy king's affection towards her.
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
He studied her so intensely he knew her every habit, her every wish, her every dream. He knew what she wanted in a relationship. He knew that the boy king wouldn't last forever.
And then, only then, would he approach her.
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
But until then, he'd simply watch her. Watch her and wait. Wait and watch her. Watch her, wait, and wish.
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
He assumed she knew that the boy king wasn't right for her, as he noticed that her gaze lingered on other boys longer than normal. She never made a move to break up with him. He didn't know why.
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
The only time she spoke to him was during their battles, usually calling him several cuss words. He always won. He never hurt her. He knew she knew he could kill her if he so desired. He didn't. The simple thought had never gone through his mind.
Easter scolded him for not killing her when he had the chance. They didn't realize that he didn't have a chance. Not when it came to her.
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
He was always there with her, whether she knew it or not. Watching her, protecting her, waiting to see if he would ever get his chance.
"Amu-chan..." He murmured softly one day as he watched her from afar. "...when will you realize...?"
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
"I love you..."
Why
I don't know