Settle
Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: Time passes without M-21 realising it.
Rating: G
Notes: Set kinda-sorta in chapter 113. Thank you Ningen!
Okay, I know this scene happened in canon, but I can't find it. :(
Stupid pronouns. >(
*looks at my tags* *snerk*
Genre: General
Word count: 488
Status: Complete
The sun was warm at M-21's back, fallen leaves rustling as they fell, caught by a brief gust of wind. In front of him, children at Ye Ren High School engaged in P.E., their laughter and chatter drifting over to him.
There was a soft exhalation beside M-21, and he turned his head to see the janitor, leaning on his broom as he watched the children as well. M-21 hid a frown - how had he gotten so close without him noticing? Except, M-21 realised, he had registered the janitor approaching him - he just hadn't thought it was something to worry about.
"You've settled in well," the janitor commented, a small smile curving his lips.
He thought so? M-21 wasn't so sure, so he didn't say anything.
The janitor nodded, straightening his back before looking at him, the smile still present. "You're more confident. Back when you started, you looked like you thought you didn't belong here."
Which…M-21 still felt sometimes (he was an experiment that was played with just to see the results of what they had done to him; what business did he have in the normal world, with a regular job?) but those moments had started to fade. The janitor was right; he was more comfortable compared to a number of weeks ago.
…He had already been working here for weeks now? That was the longest amount of time he'd ever spent in one place after he and M-24 began carrying out the Union's assignments.
M-21 let loose a shaky breath and almost missed the janitor leaving. As soon as the janitor was far enough away, M-21 headed in the opposite direction, pretending to patrol the grounds, but in reality, his mind spun, paying no attention to his surroundings.
He had never stayed for this long before. Normally, when he had been with M-24, they stayed in the country for no longer than a week before they left again, their mission complete and already heading for their next destination. It hadn't been good to linger, especially after blood had been spilled.
M-21 gritted his teeth, his heart clenching at the memories. They'd never stayed long enough to really see a place; they viewed where they were as a temporary accommodation before leaving, not taking a single look back. The only thing they had needed was each other. But now…
M-24 would have liked it here; M-21 was sure of it. The children would call him 'big brother' (or probably 'Mister'; he wouldn't mind either way) and they'd work together here, watching over all the children and…
M-21 shuttered those thoughts away, trying to slam a lid on his emotions. There wasn't - there wasn't anything he could do about it now, no matter how much he wanted it.
Taking an unsteady breath, M-21 brought his attention back to his job and started to patrol properly.
There wasn't anything he could do about how much it hurt either.
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For the prompt, 'Noblesse, M-21 & M-24, around the world'.
Summary: Time passes without M-21 realising it.
Rating: G
Notes: Set kinda-sorta in chapter 113. Thank you Ningen!
Okay, I know this scene happened in canon, but I can't find it. :(
Stupid pronouns. >(
*looks at my tags* *snerk*
Genre: General
Word count: 488
Status: Complete
The sun was warm at M-21's back, fallen leaves rustling as they fell, caught by a brief gust of wind. In front of him, children at Ye Ren High School engaged in P.E., their laughter and chatter drifting over to him.
There was a soft exhalation beside M-21, and he turned his head to see the janitor, leaning on his broom as he watched the children as well. M-21 hid a frown - how had he gotten so close without him noticing? Except, M-21 realised, he had registered the janitor approaching him - he just hadn't thought it was something to worry about.
"You've settled in well," the janitor commented, a small smile curving his lips.
He thought so? M-21 wasn't so sure, so he didn't say anything.
The janitor nodded, straightening his back before looking at him, the smile still present. "You're more confident. Back when you started, you looked like you thought you didn't belong here."
Which…M-21 still felt sometimes (he was an experiment that was played with just to see the results of what they had done to him; what business did he have in the normal world, with a regular job?) but those moments had started to fade. The janitor was right; he was more comfortable compared to a number of weeks ago.
…He had already been working here for weeks now? That was the longest amount of time he'd ever spent in one place after he and M-24 began carrying out the Union's assignments.
M-21 let loose a shaky breath and almost missed the janitor leaving. As soon as the janitor was far enough away, M-21 headed in the opposite direction, pretending to patrol the grounds, but in reality, his mind spun, paying no attention to his surroundings.
He had never stayed for this long before. Normally, when he had been with M-24, they stayed in the country for no longer than a week before they left again, their mission complete and already heading for their next destination. It hadn't been good to linger, especially after blood had been spilled.
M-21 gritted his teeth, his heart clenching at the memories. They'd never stayed long enough to really see a place; they viewed where they were as a temporary accommodation before leaving, not taking a single look back. The only thing they had needed was each other. But now…
M-24 would have liked it here; M-21 was sure of it. The children would call him 'big brother' (or probably 'Mister'; he wouldn't mind either way) and they'd work together here, watching over all the children and…
M-21 shuttered those thoughts away, trying to slam a lid on his emotions. There wasn't - there wasn't anything he could do about it now, no matter how much he wanted it.
Taking an unsteady breath, M-21 brought his attention back to his job and started to patrol properly.
There wasn't anything he could do about how much it hurt either.
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For the prompt, 'Noblesse, M-21 & M-24, around the world'.