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

Thanks for the reviews!

Asbel didn't know if getting together with his group would ever not be weird. There were times he wondered how they made it through together with them always arguing and all craziness that occurred all the time. But he guessed it was because last time they had been running around in a hurry to save the world from destruction that they had no real time to actually fight and dispute. They had better things to do.

So heading to the beach with the whole group, Richard included, was probably not the best idea. People seemed to flock to the higher ups in society except for himself and two of the girls. It was funny how out they were compared to the others. Cheria, though not up there in society, had her admirers coming by to stalk, it was funny to watch how flustered she got over every little flirt. The rest of the men, more well-known among the populace, were targeted as prosperous husbands and were tackled repeatedly, forcing them to generally run away and hide. Asbel, on the other hand, was known mainly in Lhant so he was mostly left alone, but it didn't bother him. He just shrugged his shoulders as he wandered off, letting Sophie and Pascal be on their own together, hoping they wouldn't blow something up by accident.

Dressed in his swimsuit, he settled onto a chair and leaned back, letting the sun target his free skin openly. It felt good in the heat and he stretched over the seat to get more comfortable, feeling completely relaxed and free from all the paperwork at home. His multi-colored eyes stared out into the distance, enjoying the view of the gorgeous flowing water and the sun's reflection on the surface. The deep blue was clear and pristine and the light made it spark like little gems were floating on top. It was wonderful. Not too far away, sound of children playing in the water or on the sand reached his ears and he smiled at the laughter.

'Ah, this is great.' Closing his eyes for a moment, he wanted to catch some shuteye, feeling too tranquil to do anything else. Well, that was until he got a tap on his side. Fluttering open, he peered down at a bunch of children that seemed to have gathered around him curiously. Asbel noticed that some were eyeing his sword. "Um…hi?"

"Hey, mister, can you play with us? We want to cut some watermelons to eat, but none of us are strong enough to cut through them." one of the children spoke, nudging on his arm continuously with a wide smile. She pointed into the distance where there were six large watermelons on top of a blanket and one of them looked like it had been hacked at but hadn't been successful in getting into the juicy sweetness inside the hard shell.

"Sure, no problem," Sitting up, he let his bare feet touch the ground, feeling the sand sink into his toes. He lifted his blade and stood up, following the kids over to the spot. There were about ten of them, all about the same age, and only came up to his hip in height. When he knelt down in front of one of the large fruits, he tapped it gently. "So you want me to cut these open?"

"Yeah! Make it look cool too!"

"Cut them into pieces!"

There were more shouts and Asbel couldn't help but smile at it. He glanced around the area, trying to see if he could spot any of his friends, but didn't, they had all disappeared sometime or another which left him all alone. Well, guess he'll be hanging out with kids today. Pulling out his sword, he made the first strike and slashed through the melon before appearing on the other side to make another. The watermelon remained still for a moment before it split into multiple pieces, crumbling apart. There were cheers and claps from the kids and many of them ran forward to grab a chunk of the juicy fruit and began munching like it was something heavenly. Asbel smiled softly at the sight, folding his arms for a moment to watch the sight, smiling to himself. Before long, he was brought out of his present state when another tug occurred on his jacket, a child asking him to cut through another melon.

"Alright, alright." Chuckling, he sliced through it with another quick slash and then followed it with six more. Listening to the kids cheering made him feel pleased and it was great to see them smiling so happily, continuing to work on one fruit after another.

'Is this a normal occurrence among you humans?'

Asbel blinked for a moment before beaming. 'Kinda, I guess it's considered fun. On a hot day, getting something cold and sweet is always the best. Here, try some.' he stepped back to allow Lambda some control and felt himself moving around.

Lambda tasted the watermelon, feeling the sweet juiciness flow over his tongue, and the coldness run down his throat when he swallowed. "It's good."

'Glad to hear that!' Asbel was smiling from within their shared mind scape, glad that Lambda was opening up to the world despite how it had once treated him long ago. 'Have some more if you like. And there's actually one more watermelon to cut. Do you want to do it?'

"Sure." the redhead got into position and sliced up the last fruit, watching the cheerful expressions, and couldn't help but smile softly at the sight. It was odd to be appreciated like this…

'I think someone is getting sentimental.'

"I am not," Lambda huffed, folding his arms, but when he felt a tug on his arm, he found a child holding up a piece of watermelon for him to take. Slowly, he reached out to grasp the hard edges and stared at it for a moment before looking back. "Thank you."

"No, thank you mister! You sure helped us! Thanks again!" the child then ran off, gathering with the others to finish up their little meal.

Lambda tilted his head at the act before taking a bite into the fruit, thinking that today wasn't a bad day to be out despite being really hot.

I'll be getting to the requests very soon after this one :D