[When Arden comes close enough, Demyx crouches down to give him a gentle scratch behind the ears--and then Athena comes hopping out of the hood of the sweater he picked up the other day to pounce on the other Eevee. When he spots Lea? He approaches him, mindful of the two Pokemon.]
[Demyx lets out a sigh as he takes a seat on the cold floor, pulling one knee up to his chest. It wasn't easy losing Xigbar the first time and he'd be lying if he said he didn't miss him even now.]
But it's different for you. He's... Still here. I know he is.
'n you and Stein are important to each other too. Don't say he's gone--He's... Just not here right now. He's back home but he's not gone. He's only gone when you forget him.
[Pausing to stuff his hands into sweater pockets, he pouts faintly.]
Stein'll be back. ...Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow or even a week or a month from now, but someday. Took two months for him to come back.
[Lea doesn't say anything to that. A part of him knows it's true, knows it's the same thing he's preached over and over and over. It's even happened to him before- Isa is a shining example.
But it still hurts.
So, wordlessly, he just clambers clumsily onto Demyx's lap and curls up against him.]
But the part of him that is still him, still Myde, wants nothing more than to find Lea right now and keep an eye on him.]
...You okay, dude?
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[Lea's face sinks down further into his arms, and his body gives one harsh shake. There's finally something to his voice- choked and weak.]
No. I'm not.
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[He'll be here. In the basement. Hugging himself and the coat.]
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...Lea, you down here or are you just hiding somewhere else in the house?
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Over from near the desk, Lea gives a small wave from where he's sitting. Turns out he's moved from the chair to the floor.]
M'here.
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How come you're down here?
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...Wanna see him again, Dem. But.. He's not here. Just his stuff.
[And it's all he has left.]
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[Demyx lets out a sigh as he takes a seat on the cold floor, pulling one knee up to his chest. It wasn't easy losing Xigbar the first time and he'd be lying if he said he didn't miss him even now.]
But it's different for you. He's... Still here. I know he is.
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They're still here. Together.]
...How? How's it different?
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Right where his heart is.]
There.
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[He's talking about a different 'he'.]
No matter what you guys say. You were important to each other. So he's there somewhere with you, too.
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[Pausing to stuff his hands into sweater pockets, he pouts faintly.]
Stein'll be back. ...Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow or even a week or a month from now, but someday. Took two months for him to come back.
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But it still hurts.
So, wordlessly, he just clambers clumsily onto Demyx's lap and curls up against him.]
...Can you stay with me tonight?
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