"I do, mon rouge." It's all I can do not to move to him immediately when he stumbles. I'm relieved when bleu steps in. "Perhaps not quickly, but I do expect you to walk away. If I was ever human, I'm not now. You must know that." I hold out one arm, let the sleeve fall back and let my cables snake past my fingers. "Humans can't do this." I make it a point not to look at bleu. I'm not sure I'm ready for his reaction.
I call the cables back and turn my back on him again. "If you care about me, you'll let me do what I know needs to be done. You can protect me by at least pretending to fight me. I won't ask you to neglect your duty. The true winners will prevail."
I glance over my shoulder, catching bleu's eyes as I do so. This must be hard for him too. I'm starting to realize that our feelings for mon rouge are similar. It must wound him to hear mon rouge make such a passionate plea for me. "Who knows? Maybe you'll find a way to destroy Messiah. Maybe then I'll be free. But until then..."
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Date: 2012-03-07 08:16 am (UTC)I call the cables back and turn my back on him again. "If you care about me, you'll let me do what I know needs to be done. You can protect me by at least pretending to fight me. I won't ask you to neglect your duty. The true winners will prevail."
I glance over my shoulder, catching bleu's eyes as I do so. This must be hard for him too. I'm starting to realize that our feelings for mon rouge are similar. It must wound him to hear mon rouge make such a passionate plea for me. "Who knows? Maybe you'll find a way to destroy Messiah. Maybe then I'll be free. But until then..."