9th Rose // Tamaki Suoh // Audio

[daddysaysno]

[ There's the sound of fabric rustling and then a sharp hiss of pain. ]

I.. Everyone I'm.. [ His voice trembles and for a moment there's just the sound of deep breaths. ] I'm so sorry. My dearest friends-everyone I scared, everyone I- [ A small muffled sob. ] I hurt, put in danger I'm so. So sorry.

[ There's a clatter and some fumbling before

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[memorizethefire]

You're the one that she's 'friends' with, aren't you?

[daddysaysno]

[ He's a little hesitant to ask, after the past few calls in. ]

Who, may I ask? [ Tamaki has had many female friends here... ]

[memorizethefire]

Xion.

[daddysaysno]

Yes. Xion and I are friends. [ He swallows nervously. ] I'm Tamaki Suoh. I don't believe we've spoken before.

[memorizethefire]

Axel. You wanna tell me what happened last week?

[daddysaysno]

[ With a deep breath Tamaki decided he'd start with the first thing he could remember. ] I was on my way to the place Xion had told me to go. It was during...my birthday.

[ He trails off a bit. His 18th birthday. An event he had planned for months for back home. A time usually filled with happiness and friends. Family. ] I took a wrong turn and bumped into someone. I don't recall a lot about him other than he had a lot of scarves.

[memorizethefire]

Alright, so there was a scarf guy. Go on. [He barely sounds like he cares, but there's a rough edge to his voice, tense and, shall I say... wrathful?]

[daddysaysno]

He had a clown with him. The rest is a little hazy until the party. It was like I was possessed by the clown. I could hear it in my head and eventually I lost control of my body. I know it sounds unlikely but it's the truth.

[memorizethefire]

So that's why she killed you. That's not what I'd call a good birthday. What'd you do to her to make her do that?

[daddysaysno]

... the clown had wanted me to kill her. I did what I could to fight it off and help her escape but. There wasn't anything other way for her to escape but to.

[memorizethefire]

Not making the best impression here, Tamaki. Not strong enough to fight off a clown... Was it scary?

[daddysaysno]

if you mean was it larger and stronger than us? Yes. Xion had set it on fire but it was still coming. It still had a great deal of control over my body. if there had been another way, we would have done it. I will admit that I lack proper combat training, but I would never, ever willingly place Xion in any sort of danger.

[memorizethefire]

And yet you did. Words and actions, Tamaki. They're not matching up.

[daddysaysno]

Nothing that happened last week was willing!

[memorizethefire]

Nothing at all? So you didn't go there, find this scarf guy and the clown? You took a wrong turn, that doesn't let you off the hook.

[daddysaysno]

[ There's silence on the other end. He had had a feeling like that man was bad. There had been an urge to run, but instead he had greeted him, stayed and talked for a moment. Complimented him on his clothes. So did that mean he truly was at fault for what had happened? ]

[ When Tamaki does speak again, his voice is quiet with the slightest hints of shaking. ] Wh..while it may have been avoided, I know deep down that I would never ever wish harm on Xion or anyone else. I'm not that sort of person. Xion means a great deal to me and I would rather suffer than her. I will always regret what happened, and I know there's nothing I can do to completely make up for it, but I know that's not who I am. I know it's hard to believe after my actions but it's true.