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[bystarscrossed]

[A man sat in a corner of the library, a pile of books at his feet and even more on the table at his side. His attention was fully in whatever it was he seemed to be reading, though he sped through the pages as if he were on a mission. A cigarette lay burning and abandoned in a tray on the table full of books and an empty wine glass rested on its

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[salutmelodie]

...Cross?

[bystarscrossed]

[He's not ignoring you Allen, really, he's just far to into this book to hear you right now.]

So if I do this...

[salutmelodie]

[Walks a bit closer, blinking.] Um, hello?

[bystarscrossed]

[The book shuts and he notices Allen standing near.]

...Idiot apprentice. What do you want?

[twinillusions]

[All he wanted was a quiet place to be, since his room was a ways off still. Catching sight of Cross, though, made him stop. It was an unusual sight to see, he had to admit. This time, though, he would keep his comments to himself and just continued his search for a comfortable couch off in a corner.]

[bystarscrossed]

[The book gets tossed onto the floor pile with a displeased grunt from the man. All these books and barely a right answer. Free from the pages he glanced up, noticing Kanda moving around.]

What. No 'hello' from you?

[twinillusions]

Tch. Hello then, general.

[bystarscrossed]

Much better. Good evening, Kanda.

[dreamsthief]

[Of course she's going to bother him~ Why not bother the King who's the sole reason of her gleeful torment at home?

Rhode plops her elbows on the other side of the table and grins~ Head tilting to the side~]

Now here's a scene I'd never thought I'd see~

[bystarscrossed]

[Rhode on his table is enough to earn a raised eyebrow. She's never bothered him about reading before.]

What do you mean by that, young lady?

[dreamsthief]

[Just because she hasn't in the past doesn't mean that she can't do it now~ Silly King~]

Why would the King be doing his own dirty work~? [She knows you're not her King, granted, but still throwing out the title and watching the reactions. They're always fun~]

[bystarscrossed]

[It's still a bit confusing none the less!]

Mmm... Because the King can't always trust the idiots to do it for him, little lady.

[He just meets the title with a smirk, playing along with Rhode for a little while.]

HI AGAIN. |D

[accedoletum]

Nice to see you again, General.

OH GOD. dramaz yo

[bystarscrossed]

[A hand grips the spine of the book he was reading at that voice.]

...Neah.

Dramaz indeed. And this one is back from the trauma center :|a

[accedoletum]

[What a pleasant surprise, amirite?]

It's been awhile, has it not?

..Lucky Crossed?

[bystarscrossed]

[No. Not really. Not after some of the messes he's made.]

It has.

ffff

[bystarscrossed]

[There's a faint... Tugging. Not visible to anyone at all, but he feels it. He knows that tugging and he hasn't felt it in such a long time now.

Familiar hands on his shoulders and that feeling. Cross' visible eye slid closed, a shudder over taking the man at that whisper.]

Nea...

[bystarscrossed]

[Words seem to fall short on his lips, unable to get them out with Nea so close to him after so long. His mind is going in so many different directions, his lose grip on sanity falling away but something else was keeping that wall up. Nea, the first one to save him and the one he needed to survive... The book he had been reading slipped from his hands, the pages folding and crinkling after it hit the floor.

There was just the smallest noise from him as he swallowed a dry breath as the hands slid over his chest, the man freezing up a bit at the cheek against his head.]

Twenty years... Of course I missed you Nea, you didn't notice?