Armed in You
Author's Note: Enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of MAZICA PARTY.
Pairing: Kezuru x Cratch.
Summary:
His cute, misleading vorpal bunny smile – like everything else – only got him to a point.
Cratch's Rule #9: Your strongest comrade becomes your strongest power!
Although Anya made Cratch a wizard before him, Kezuru kept getting better. Kezuru's power…That raw magical energy that ran wild all over the place…It was this bottomless strength he pulled from thin air.
Cratch kept trying to catch up, but kept receding near the crest. Whenever he thought he was almost ahead of him, Kezuru levelled up again, demonstrating even livelier displays of wizardry.
Mazica Academy's rankings only went so high. But Kezuru had outstripped the totality of Glengard (technically, they all had).
Cratch could accept Kezuru was more talented. He'd admit Kezuru was what got him through the last leg of any challenge, be it out of his desire to compete with him, or gossip about Kezuru's incredibleness.
Kezuru was the brisk wind pushing him across the finish every time.
Only to himself and his Mazin would Cratch not just scratch the surface: He was good enough to be Kezuru's best friend. He'd never be good enough to be more than that.
Cratch was all about looking like the bigger party. Sure, he could power through and menace Kezuru into a relationship (and Kezuru wouldn't see anything wrong with that once he eeped out an obligatory "Seriously?"). Yet, like a pact with a Mazin, Cratch didn't want to half-ass it. Kezuru had earned the right to a proper understanding between them.
His cute, misleading vorpal bunny smile – like everything else – only got him to a point. It was a strange inversion, led to be the leader by the basic leader of their group.
What did he do to deserve a best friend as open a spellbook as Kezuru? Wasn't he always being a general pain in the butt, leading Kezuru into trouble or causing him undue worry?
Cratch scratches his bottom lip with his front teeth. Kezuru's enthusiasm is on them. Perky sucrose. Evidently, Kezuru had regained his gummies from his dad and Balnya.
"Cratch, aren't you a little out of it today?"
And so it happened again. Kezuru was the power itching him forward.
Kezuru was the strongest.