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[pure_lineage]

Characters: pure-lineage + YOU
Location: Library
Rating: PG
Time: 11th Sept, mid-morning
Description: A few days prior, he made a promise to Cloud, but he hasn't got the slightest clue as to how to go about it. Sephiroth heads to the library in an attempt to further his knowledge. Also, this is before he sees Roy's Network post!

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Look, I'm really doing it.

[cake_and_dreams]

It was the first time D had been in this particularly library. Oh, he'd been in great libraries before - France, Germany, Italy, Japan and even America had some beautiful old libraries. This one wasn't exactly his favorite, but it was beautiful all the same. Needing a break from everything for awhile, the Count had decided to take the time to more thoroughly explore Shibusen, and had been wandering around the library for quite some time.

He hadn't yet seen many other people, so stumbling over a large, silver-haired man had been the last thing he had really expected. Not sure of the man, and certainly having not yet met him, D kept held back at first, covertly admiring the other's animal-like grace and beauty from a distance. Eventually, though, he realized he would have to meander past the other at some point, and continued forward.

"Good morning," he said softly but cheerfully as he came closer, mindful of his voice in the midst of a library.

If they hadn't pushed it back, it would have been out this Tuesday. /sob

[cake_and_dreams]

What amazing eyes! What a manly body! D had to resist the urge to swoon. "I would be disappointed if you weren't," he said, fingers fiddling slightly with the hem of the jacket he wore over his robes. "I dislike it when I discover that the flaws are all there are to a person."

Casting him a true smile - one full of amusement and lacking in malice - D continued on. "So you cannot cook, is that it?" He glanced around. "We're in the 'how to' section, after all."

Now he was curious. It was the only thing, really, the man had reacted to, so it must be that. What sort of person couldn't cook by age ten? He was dying to find out.

I knoooooow! T__T at least it's not too much longer!

[pure_lineage]

The odd words left him confused, and he wasn't quite certain what to make of the entire thing. This fool would be disappointed? It didn't make sense to him, and that thought was clearly shown through his gaze while he regarded the strange male.

He said nothing for a long while as he debated just what road he should take. There was something rather off-putting about this one, Sephiroth gained at least that much from the other, and yet he couldn't pull himself away. That hardly meant that he was impressed by the situation either...

"Why should it concern you to if I am able to do such a thing or not?" Sephiroth eventually asked.

Half a year or more is too long to wait for anything. /grabby hands I want it now. xD;

[cake_and_dreams]

He had this one off-balance, D thought. That was probably something in his favor. If he could keep the other on his heels just enough, perhaps he could, in fact, have a chance to get to know Sephiroth better. Clasping both hands in front of him, D shrugged a little. An undignified gesture, to be sure, but one that most people seemed to find friendly - especially the humans.

"Is it such a crime for one to be curious about the people around him? Won't it be hard to survive here if you end up on your own, far away from Shibusen, and can't cook anything?

"But perhaps..." D trailed off, as though thinking something over. He was getting awfully bored. It wouldn't hurt him to help a human out with something as inconsequential as learning to feed himself. That, at least, wouldn't go against his and Sohki's plans.

It is T__T but it's better than the 2 years for GnS =_=;;;

[pure_lineage]

There was a momentary break in his stoic nature as he chuckled at the assumption. "If you believe I need food to survive, then you are gravely mistaken," Sephiroth silkily said. Obviously this one thought he was human if he believed he had such limitations, but then again, most believed him to be one of the traitorous parasites Gaea and the Cetra protected. No, he was far from being one of those.

The 'but' caused his brow to rise again in question. He didn't probe further for whatever it was this fool had attempted to say, but remained regarding him silently.

Two years for GnS is far, far too long. :(

[cake_and_dreams]

So he didn't need food? That likely meant he wasn't a normal human then, if it all, didn't it? D smiled, looking utterly pleased. His smile resembled the cat that ate the canary and his posture shifted slightly to indicate that he found that information to be favorable. If Sephiroth wasn't a human, then it didn't matter, really, what D did.

"I see," D said, eyes narrowed slightly as he re-evaluated Sephiroth. His tone was just as silky as the other's. "But you must have some kind of interest in it, or you wouldn't have reacted quite the way you did."

It is =_= I hope it doesn't take as long this time. Book 8 ended with a cliffhanger.

[pure_lineage]

Sephiroth didn't miss the change in Count D's demeanour at his insinuation, and while he'd been expecting a reaction, he hadn't been expecting a positive one. Just what was it about this one that left him feeling so unbalanced? In some ways, it was similar to the confusing feelings that Cloud drew out from him, but also different at the same time.

Unsure of just what to make of it all, his expression turned cautious while he regarded the other suspiciously. "I have my reasons."

That's just cruel!

[cake_and_dreams]

Well, of course he did. Why else would he be attempting to learn it? Forcing himself to keep smiling instead of rolling his eyes, D titled his head slightly to the side.

This man was so vague. D admired that; he was far too used to humans all-too excited to let their stories spill out. A bit of mystery was a nice, if slightly infuriating, change. "I imagine so," D replied, "but you may have a hard time learning from a book. Cooking is one of those few things in life that is more easily learned from another."

I know I know! But at least there was more Sohki in it :3 AND Count D ^3^

[pure_lineage]

He felt his eyes narrow at D's words. There was nothing that he couldn't accomplish, be it through training or reading, and Sephiroth knew well that whatever limitations and inabilities he had, were ones he could easily overcome if he put his mind to it.

Besides, cooking would hardly be as difficult to master as many of the feats he had in the past.

"You doubt my capabilities?" Sephiroth asked as he finally turned back around to face the Count.

Can't go wrong with that! Not one bit!

[cake_and_dreams]

"Did I say that?" D asked, smiling calmly. His expression and posture gave away no clue as to whether he doubted Sephiroth or not. "I am merely pointing out what I have observed to be true. Cooking is a difficult art and mastering it may take years, such as it would for a potter working his wheel, or a painter learning to make a masterpiece."

(ooc: If that doesn't make sense, let me know. I'm all lskfa;ja over math atm and stringing together words is difficult.)

Well no, of course not! :D

[pure_lineage]

The smile was something he wasn't yet certain how to take. It was unlike anything he'd ever experienced before, and it left Sephiroth feeling off balance. While he didn't care one way or another if he received such a gesture, he could count on one hand the times he did, having a smile directed towards him was almost unsettling.

Pottery and painting were activities he'd never once partook in - unless painting a town in flames could be considered 'painting'. Sephiroth doubted it.

"There is nothing I cannot do," Sephiroth simply stated as the mako within his gaze blazed brightly in determination.

Sorry for the long wait! I'm not dying as much now. :3

[cake_and_dreams]

The silver-haired man's declaration amused D. His eyes sparkled with laughter, though it was clearly not malicious. This man was far different from any creature he had ever met. He was strong, and confident, and if the shop had been nearby, D would have tried to keep him there forever.

"So confident!" D exclaimed, clasping his hands together in front of him in excitement. "It makes me want to challenge you to see whether or not that's really true!"

My apologise for tardiness in return /snuggles protectively <3

[pure_lineage]

If his ability to perfectly do any physical task hadn't been challenged, Sephiroth would have stalked away by now. As it was, he stood defiantly regardless of the obvious amusement he was creating for Count D.

Yet when he received such an excited reaction, he found himself momentarily off guard. He hadn't been expecting that, and for a single moment, Sephiroth's expression flickered with confusion before returning back to neutrality. "You dare to challenge me?"

:3 /cuddles with! ♥

[cake_and_dreams]

Had that thrown the other man off his guard? D hadn't missed the confusion in Sephiroth's expression. He was watching the other male very closely now, trying to figure him out, at least a little bit. Now how to respond...?

The challenge seemed to keep the other interested, at least a little, and D decided to just go with it. He didn't think he was going to get his head taken off over this, at least.

He raised his eyebrow as if to say 'Weren't you listening?' and nodded, still smiling a little at him. "Yes, that's right. I challenged you. Is there something the matter?"

♥!!

[pure_lineage]

The fact that the Count hadn't backed down was something Sephiroth wasn't yet sure if he should be irritated over or not. It was situations like this that the ex-General preferred to remain isolated away from all but his meister and a select few others. Yet despite his preference for isolation, Sephiroth had always found it difficult to back down from a challenge.

"There is nothing weong with my hearing," Sephiroth lowly warned before he took a step in towards the other man. His cat-like gaze never once left D's, and with a serious expression, the ex-General silkily murmured, "I will make you regret challenging me."

He couldn't attempt such a feat back in his own apartment, and he didn't wish for those who knew him to know his actions either. That only left one option. Sephiroth said nothing further as he took a step back and gestured for the other man to lead the way.

♥!!!! >_> That questions sounds like a one-night stand question.

[cake_and_dreams]

Oh would he? D wasn't sure that seeing such a marvelous creature in action could possibly be a disappointment. No matter what happened, the Count was sure that Sephiroth would make this worth his while. Refusing to give ground - for one should never give ground when attempting to tame a wild beast - D simply shrugged. Confident - or at least showing confidence - that Sephiroth could not do anything he would regret, the Count smiled kindly at him, the smile of an indulgent parent.

"We shall see, I suppose," D said, his tone implying the unsaid 'If you say so, but I don't believe you'. "At whose place would you prefer to do this?"