FLASHBACK: Gravity (Shadow/Roiyaru)[FINISHED]

[Akuma Shadow]

The young man could tell that his friend was serious but he couldn't let him do this.Though it was vaild to sacrfice himself to stop all this maddness, it was not right for him to go it alone. He tried to think of something, anything to stop Abbadon from going. He thought about it long and hard.


Clearing his throat as well as he could, Shadow faced Abbadon, tears streaming from his face down his pale cheeks,"You have to let him go," Shadow said. "Your father is dead. He's not coming back."

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon couldn't believe what he just heard Shadow say. I mean sure; he was expecting him to be somewhat upset when he laid the news that he was going to go after Tsubasa alone. But to slap this in his face was like the ultimate bitch-move!

He could see the tears on his face as clear as day. And even before then, he was clearly angry as hell over his decision. But he could also feel something else from Shadow; fear. His father used to tell Abbadon after coming back from his trips to Heaven humans believe that true feelings and emotions surface either if they were drunk or scared. And Abbadon could tell that his best friend for whatever reason it was, was scared shitless.

"You don't know that," Abbadon said in his own defense as he pointed his finger in his face. "There's someone out there who can reverse all of this! His name is Satori; I did the research myself. He can place the spirits of the dead back into their bodies or even new ones. Only thing is, he's under Tsubasa's employ. Once I'm done with her, he'll be a prisoner of war and he'll be able to revive him."

Abbadon bopped the blueprints on his own head with a "now do you get it?" look on his face.

"You see now, bro?" he told him. "I can stop all of this from happening! Once I overthrow Tsubasa, I can bring him back!"

[Akuma Shadow]

"I'm not going to just sit back here and watch you throw your life away for a simple theory," Shadow said as he wiped away his tears. "You need to accept your father's death, and that there is no other option ; there's no other way." Shadow clutched his friend's fand lightly.

There was a pause before the young man decided to start talking again. He knew what he was going to say and that saying what really felt might changes things for them.

"Besides," he continued. "There are other people who care about you just as equally as he probably did."

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon looked down at his hand, which was being held by Shadow's hand. Now, Abbadon knew that for the last few days Shadow had been acting weird. But he couldn't help but to think that something wasn't right here.

Then again, this was Shadow. Ever since he could remember, Shadow had always been kinda clingy, especially when it was about something that was troubling Abbadon. So in a way, he kinda let it slide that he had an unnecessary hold on his hand. He looked at Shadow and sighed.

"Oh yeah?" he asked him. "Who?"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow paused, bitting his lip before he spoke. he looked at Abbadon, then looked away again, then back at Abbadon.

"Me." Getting closer and closing his eyes, he kissed him. It was soft, to Shadow at least. It lasted for one, two, maybe three minutes. When he was done, he stepped back and looked down. "I'm sorry..."

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

"Me," was the only word he heard Shadow say before he kissed him. When he did, Abbadon's eyes widened like he just witnessed a murder or something. And the only reason he didn't push Shadow off of him was because Abbadon knew that if he did, he would have hurt him immediately afterward. So while his best friend was kissing him, only three words were repeating in his mind.

What... the FUCK?!?!?!

When Shadow finally let go of him, Abbadon's face looked as surprised as... well... the fact that there's nothing coming to mind to describe his shock just shows you how surprised he was. Even when he heard him apologize, Abbadon was still trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

That's when he decided to put two and two together; why he had been acting strange these past weeks, why he was nothing but an emotional wreck since this rebellion started and why he wouldn't agree to let Abbadon partake in anything dangerous without him involved. Abbadon gulped as he figured out what was going on.

His best friend was in love with him.

Why is it always me?! Abbadon thought to himself. It's because I wield Chaos, isn't it?

Abbadon sighed and nodded at his apology, wiping off the edge of his lips with his thumb. He looked at Shadow with a serious face and asked him only one question.

"How long?"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow continued to stare at the floor, his hands clutched together lightly. He sighed a few times before walking toward a near-by tree and leaned against it.

"Since we first met," he started as he slowly raised his head, "You remember that, don't you? At first, I thought that I was confused or something but the more we spent time with each other, the more we became friends, I started to see why I did." He looked away, "I know you may not want to speak to me but just answer me this..." turning his head in his direction but fully looking at Abbadon, he said "...Do you forgive...me?"

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon thought about it. How could he forget the day they first met? It was his father's funeral for crying out loud. Now that he was thinking about it, Abbadon chuckled at the situation.

"Yeah," he said quietly. "You were crying like a little bitch," he said joking.

To a certain extent, Abbadon was trying to figure out why he didn't punch him in the face as soon as Shadow let him go. But after listening to Shadow's situation, he kinda figured out why. There was apparently a part of Shadow that was drawn to Abbadon, just like there was a part of him that was drawn to that little purple-haired twat. What right did Abbadon have to end one of the only friendships he had just because he found out Shadow fell in love with him?

"...Do you forgive...me?"

At first, Abbadon was going to give one of his smiles and assure him that how Shadow felt about them wouldn't affect their current relationship. But, being the person Abbadon was, he was going to rub this in for as much as he could get.

"Do I forgive you?" Abbadon repeated with somewhat of a frown. "Here we are on the eve of the most important day of my life, and you want to pull this on me?! I mean, how am I supposed to react that my best friend has been in love with me since day one?! Huh?! Do you know how much shit is on my shoulders now?!"

Abbadon then felt like he overdone it a bit. He sighed and pulled Shadow's face immediately in front of him.

"Look," Abbadon began. "I forgive you. What you just told me tonight won't affect what we already have. If it did, then I would be an asshole, because you're the best friend I ever had."

He thought about it.

"Shit," he said. "You're the ONLY friend I ever had. But I have to do this. I need you to trust me..."

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow hugged him as soon as Abbadon said he was still going. All though it pained him to hear that from his friend, he just had to allow it. With a sigh he said,

"Just promise me that you will be safe. Please, just come back alive." Letting go, Shadow smiled.

"If you don't, I'll kill you myself."

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Once again, Abbadon was overtaken by another one of his best friends sudden rushes of emotions. He reacted accordingly whenever someone receives a hug when it's not necessarily expected. And the fact that Abbadon was now aware that he had feelings for him didn't make it any more comfortable.

But, instead of trying to find nothing but negativity in all of this, Abbadon smirked as he heard Shadow's pleas, asking him to come back safe. So, with a sigh of his own, Abbadon gave in and returned the hug, thanking the Shijin that only Roiyaru was there to witness this oversensitive bullshit.

"I promise," he told him quietly. "I'll come back in once piece; I swear..."

When Shadow let him go, he was surprised to get a piece of the guy that he became friends with again.

"If you don't, I'll kill you myself," he heard Shadow say.

Abbadon pointed at him in a mocking manner. "HA!" he yelled. "Now that's some funny shit, bro! 'I'll kill you myself.' That's the best joke I heard all day!"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow laughed as he made his way to the plans again. "seeing how you are going all lone wolf on me," he scan through the entire blue print once over and sighed. Laying it back down, he pointed at a window drawing with his index finger.

"You need to enter from from here. It was the only spot that I found that not many people show up at. You shouldn't run in to anybody from here and you will have a shot at her. Remember that."

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon watched Shadow explain the plans on how to enter Tsubasa's palace. He had his chin resting in his hand, looking like he was giving it deep thought. I mean, he definitely was, but it was mostly trying to figure out exactly what he had to do once he entered. He would definitely be spending the rest of the night and the next morning preparing for his onslaught.

Abbadon nodded as he heard the end of Shadow's speech. "Don't worry," he told him, "I'll remember." He looked at Shadow with a smile on his face, then placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Listen," he told him. "I want you to wait for me in the fifth layer. Once this is all over, we'll finish talking about what happened tonight, okay?"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow felt his friend's hand on his shoulder and he made a slight nod. "Fine, I will wait for you in the fifth layer." He then made his way to exit, humming a tune that was in his head.

"Don't forget!" Shadow said before he left without looking.

[Hakaisha Abbadon]

Abbadon watched Shadow as he left, letting his hand drop from resting on his best friends shoulder. He placed his other hand in his pocket, smiling as he watched him leave the cemetery. It was just like Roiyaru told him before; the greatest feeling in the world, is to be loved. And at least now, he found out that a being other than his sprite Roiyaru felt that way toward him.

When all of this is over, Abbadon thought to himself. Maybe then...

Abbadon chuckled as he closed his eyes and shook his head, can't believing he's actually giving it a thought. He bent down and picked up the plans and walked over to Roiyaru. He looked at him with his trademarked smirk.

"Come on boy," he said. "Let's get out of here."

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru sat there, keeping watchful eyes over Lieutenant Seijin and his master. The exchanging of words was fierce from what he was able to pick up. It was always somewhat entertaining to see the two argue. He didn't know why, but if he had to guess, Roiyaru would probably have found the looks on their faces priceless; as if they both knew that their differences would be settled immediately after exchanging such harsh words. Roiyaru smirked at the thought.

When it came to the point of the conversation that he could no longer hear the conversation, he knew to brace himself for the worst. At that moment, Roiyaru could either guess one of two things that would happen; either Shadow would tell him and he would immediately become rejected and disowned by his master, or he would continue to keep his true feelings inside and let them destroy him.

When he saw Shadow kiss his master, Roiyaru closed his eyes in response. He couldn't bear to watch someone else show such feelings toward his master that he himself could not. It was heartbreaking to Roiyaru, but he knew that he had to deal with it on his own. When he opened his eyes, he noticed that the situation had taken an unexpected turn. He saw his master embrace Shadow; something he was not counting on at all.

From the looks of it, everything worked out to both of the Celestial's benefits. The two started to joke and laugh as they always did, and that alone brought joy to Roiyaru's heart. Just seeing his master happy is all he ever needs. When Lieutenant Seijin left the graveyard, he could pick up his master's trailing thought.

When this is over, he heard his master think. Maybe then...

Roiyaru gulped in response to the thought, trying to keep ignorant to what he heard. He then saw his master approach him. He smiled his usual smile toward him, followed by actual speech.

"Come on boy," he said. "Let's get out of here."

Roiyaru nodded in agreement as he got on all fours. "Yes, master," he said out loud. Then with one last glance at Noel Hakaisha's tombstone, he smiled.

"Goodnight, Noel," he said under his breath.

And he left the cemetery with his master, to plan for the events ahead.