Title: Links

By: Metamorcy

Pairing: none

Summary: Sharing a body between two souls will always have conflict, worse when neither is fighting for it. Drabbles about Lambda and Asbel's relationship during and after the game.

Disclaimer: I own nothing

This is still after the game

Hubert has always worried about his idiot of an older brother. The man was always reckless and did the most ridiculous things to get through. He sometimes wished that his brother had a bit of a brain to actually think with, but he couldn't deny that his brother had a good heart. But even with that said good heart, Asbel was too easy to take advantage of. So being the responsible younger brother, Hubert enjoyed making surprise visits to Lhant to check up on things. He wanted to make sure that everything is safe and sound as it was before he left and that Asbel was actually doing his job.

As he stepped into Lhant, he wandered about the town, purposefully avoiding the manor in order to see his brother in action or if the work the other was doing was good. Just coming in would alert of the whole manor of his arrival, something he'd like to avoid. So as he went towards the main center, he spotted that recognizable red hair and white outfit, knowing that there was only one person who had that appearance. Stepping closer, he observed his brother as he looked out towards the stream below his feet before tilting his head back to peer up towards the sky as if catching something of interest. Hubert followed the vision and saw a bird flying across the sky with a large puff of a cloud just swimming over to cover the sun. He raised an eyebrow at that.

'Ah, still easily distracted…' Hubert huffed before stepping closer to his brother. "Hey, idiot redhead!" Despite his keen observational skills, he hadn't noticed the different way Asbel held himself or the way the left hand was always on top of the sword. As the redhead turned around, he was met with a strong glare, one that made the younger brother freeze in his place. He knew that glare, that shiver down his spine, and those familiar purple eyes.

"Who are you calling an idiot? Perhaps you should look deep within yourself before…" Asbel, no, Lambda traveled off after he noticed who had called him out and stared at the blue-haired man before cursing. "Ah, damn," Shifting his stance, he raised a hand up to run it through his red hair, feeling the soft strands go in-between his fingers. "Asbel, your brother is here."

Hubert shook his head to get his mind working again as he examined his possessed brother. "Lambda…correct?"

"Hmm?" the red head looked at him with disinterest before nodding. "Ah, that's right."

"Why are you-"

"Out?" Lambda huffed, crossing his arms, and stepped closer. He didn't bother with the defensive tensing Hubert revealed and stopped a few inches away from the other person. "Because your brother is far too kind. Well, I can't say it's a bad thing since it allows me to wander about, however, I wish he wasn't such a fool. He lets his guard down too easily, especially during the night. Do you know how many assassination attempts there's been and how many of them I've had to save him from? All of them. Oh, yes, you heard me right, Asbel, you're an idiot. Can't you be smart enough to protect yourself? If anything happens to you, I'd be in trouble as well."

Hubert could only stare as Lambda changed his attention towards his brother, listening to the one-sided bickering. Was Lambda really ranting? Before the soldier realized it, he found himself laughing at the scene. It was funny, the whole situation was. Seems like Asbel and Lambda had become very close friends. Well, at least he knew there was someone out there that would be constantly watching over him and make sure his idiot of a brother would stay alive and watch himself.

Hubert continued to laugh, well aware that he was getting a stare from the redhead and probably from Asbel as well from within. "Oh my, I did not expect this. Well, I think my concerns were unfounded. It seems like there's a guard dog that will keep Asbel in line," Hubert's smile only grew when Lambda began to glare. "It appears like my brother is in good hands, I guess there's no need for me to keep watch over him anymore, I shall hand my job over to you, Lambda."

"I don't want it. Take it back. It's too much trouble."

"Never." Hubert smirked, raising up a hand to push his glasses back.

Lambda continued to glare and before he huffed. "Damnit Asbel, you take over." And with that, the conversation ended. The shift between the two souls were noticeable whereas Lambda was more uptight and had more of an aggressive stance, Asbel was relaxed and had a softer expression. But Hubert couldn't help but think they worked well with each other. Where one lacked in, the other made up.

"Hey, Hubert, how've you been?" Asbel nervously smiled, scratching the back of his head for a moment. He hadn't expected his brother to catch Lambda in control, they both had been so careful to make sure that no one suspected anything, not even Sophie. It was easier to cover up any slips with people that weren't as familiar with him like the townspeople but those that were close or saw him all the time would be able to tell the difference between him and someone else.

"Fine and I see the town is still hanging on with you in charge."

"Hey!"

Hubert smirked, pushing his glasses up by habit. "Well, I guess I'll be here for a few days. Should see mother to let her know I'm still alive and well and that I'm not interested in getting married yet. You know she still keeps pestering me about you."

"I don't need to know that," Asbel grumbled, turning away before pouting. As a few seconds passed, the redhead's expression deepened. "Um, Hubert?" he watched as his younger brother focus on him and sighed. "Please don't let anyone know about Lambda just yet. I don't want them to worry about anything especially when nothing is wrong."

"I guess I can see something going wrong, but I have no worries about you," Hubert shook his head. 'Especially when Lambda seems worried about you and is quite protective. But assassins, brother? If Lambda wasn't there, I wonder what would have happened to you.' Sighing in distress, he rubbed the top of his nose. "Well, I have no plans on letting anyone know, they can find out by themselves. Now, are you going to show me to the manor or what?"

"Seriously?" Asbel groaned but lead the way, wondering if his brother was here just to make him feel bad.

You're welcome to give some ideas, I'll see if I can do it.