colony_brat | Needs a Favor

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Needs a Favor

[Filtered from Hijiri and Written for Once]

Alright, I need someone who knows 'bout magic and stuff. I wanna put a spell into a piece of jewelery and I don't know how. Need someone ta help me or put the spell in it. Actually, I need ta do it twice.

Apparently I need someone who's skilled with enchantments. The long-term, doesn't wear off kinda thing.

[Action]

[Duo's stolen the necklace he gave to Hijiri for Valentine's Day. Hopefully the musician doesn't notice that it's been replaced by a duplicate. Then again, Duo's acting suspicious, sticking close to Hijiri's side since he doesn't have the protection of the necklace and he's hiding his journal.]

(ooc: Also, Nami, is it alright to say that Duo already stole it? I know we were going to do something with that, but Duo needs it for plot. We can say he stole it in the shower while the soap and Duo's hair was distracting?)

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[Duo's brain is practically dying in his skull. It's running like an overloaded CPU, no idea what's going on, but lots of information coming in. He finally takes another breath in and that helps a little. But Sheik just stabbed him. And now he's holding him. And.. what? Look at what? Sheik just fucking stabbed him. Duo slowly brings his hand up to his face to look at the red glowing disk. He gasps again, cut short from a stab of pain. Shit it worked. And Sheik just fucking stabbed him to check!]

It works, then.

[Sheik can't hold the illusion any more, and he lets it dissolve. He's trembling slightly, from having used so much magic and so much energy all in one go, but he doesn't let Duo go. He just closes his eyes and rests his head against Duo's back while he waits for the effect of the illusion to wear off.]

[Duo's mind is slow to process this. It doesn't make any sense. What just happened? The pain in his side slowly fades and his breath returns to normal. What just happened? Sheik's holding him after he stabbed him.] What just happened?

...a test. It is fine now. [Sheik doesn't budge, though he does finally loosen his grip. He's apparently decided that leaning against Duo's back is as good a place to rest as any.]

[Duo's wings jerk a little under the pressure and from his agitation. Still he doesn't move to throw Sheik off.] But... what?

You wanted to see if the spell worked, correct?

Yeah... [Duo's brain is still struggling to understand what happened.]

That is what I did. The spell was successful, and you are unharmed.

But... I felt...

An illusion. Nothing more.

So... I'm not really hurt? But you stabbed me?

I did, but it was not real. Look, if you do not believe me.

[Duo's head slowly moves from where he was staring at the now simple disc to his side... where there's nothing. There's not even blood.] But... you stabbed me.

That is what I made you believe, yes.

[There's a moment of silence before Duo stands up quickly, tearing himself away from Sheik, spins, and pushes him off the log.] YOU ASS! YOU FUCKIN' STABBED ME!

[...He should've known that was coming. He doesn't bother trying to defend himself, or even really do anything. He just falls back and doesn't get up.]

...Would you rather I had actually hurt you?

[Duo's hand pats down his side as he looks at Sheik. Then he looks at the disk in his had. This was all for Hijiri after all. Sheik didn't really hurt him. Just scared the hell out of him. He sighs and bends over the long to offer Sheik a hand.] No.

[Sheik looks at the offered hand, then Duo, but doesn't move to get up immediately. Duo's upset with him now, isn't he? He should have done something else... or...]

Forgive me.

[He ignores Duo's offer and stands. Little unsteady, but he'll manage. Just needs to rest a bit.]

Yeah, yeah, been stabbed before and didn't like it then either. First time a friend stabbed me for good reason and it wasn't even fuckin' real. [He crosses his arms, kind of sulking.]

[Sheik sighs and starts to leave.]

I can do the necklace tomorrow.

Stop. [There's a moment.] I'm not mad. Not really. I can't believe ya did that. Hell, barely know what ya did. Still, it was better than really stabbin' me and we had ta know how it worked, right? I need ta destroy this thing anyway. I don't want someone else gettin' ahold... wait. Shady, why don't you keep this? You can keep an eye on me this way.

[He holds out the little disk to his friend.]

[Sheik pauses and looks back over his shoulder.]

... [He nods, and turns back to take it from Duo. He tucks it into the wraps on his wrist, then turns to go once more. He really wanted to get home to rest, before he ends up passing out or something in the forest.]

Shady? Are you gunna be alright? You don't look so hot. [He really doesn't. Hell, he didn't look good before. Now it's worse. Duo hurries to catch up with him.]

...I used too much magic. I simply need to rest.

I'll walk you home. [And he's not taking no for an answer.] This has been a weird day...