013 | ❝I won't have my life turned upside down...❞

[pitiedthefool]

Characters: Yu Narukami, Asch the Bloody, one unsuspecting replica and his roommates if they want to join in
Setting: Dorm Room 03-14
Format: Either
Summary: Luke pulled a stupid and a few Social Links "friends" are "concerned."
Warnings: Is Luke and Asch in the same room enough of a warning??????

[So someone had been dumb... Well, a few people actually. Considering the fact that Yu's dorm room was completely devoid of roommates, it meant that they were likely being punished by Jason for their rash course of action. Seriously, hadn't others tried something like this before and it ended up going badly? Sigh.

That was why there was a bowlcut waiting in the corner for someone to awaken, and he had a feeling that he wasn't alone in this, either. ...No, it totally didn't have anything to do with the fact he hated being alone and did not want to be around just as Richtofen awoke. Nope. No idea what you are insinuating at all.]

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[doublechecks]

[Considering that this Asch person had done what he wanted to do to his roommate, and Yu can probably take care of it, he's going to quietly peek up from his book just to see whether this situation would escalate or not.

Knowing his luck though? This might just be the case.]

[pitiedthefool]

[Yeah, who all didn't see that one coming? Because he sure as hell did and likely would have done the same if his slap probably wasn't strong enough to break Luke's neck. After all, it was strong enough to kill someone stronger than him with just one strike...

He sighed.]

Calm down.

[Yu didn't break his normal, deadpan expression, even though his tone softened only slightly. After all, he and Ken had already tried attacking them directly.]

I thought you would have noticed after that one 'game' of Ruana's that we met during. Attacking them directly means nothing because they can and will stop us. They know our weaknesses.

[Congratulations. You got him to actually say more than a simple glare.

Though to be honest he probably would have just nuked the entire floor with Beelzebub's Megidolaon. ...What? He's a bit more strategic than simply rushing when he needs to be.]

[sacred_flamer]

[To say that Luke was a bit shocked that his original just bitch slapped him was an understatement. He held his reddening face, staring at Asch like he grew another head. His whole face started to turn red as his anger built up, and Yu speaking up almost wasn't enough to calm him down. He turned a glare up to him, looking like he was about ready to snap...]

[...but nope. He couldn't do that to Yu. Instead, he let out an irritable breath, looking back down at his hands.]

I know... but when I saw him, I was so angry, I... I just couldn't think of anything else...

[A hand unconsciously drifted up to his ears. Sometimes, when he was alone and everything was quiet, he could still hear that distorted version of the Fonic Hymn, playing over and over and over...]

[...and that's to say nothing of the nightmares. He wonders how often he's woken up his roommates with his screaming at this point...]

...m'sorry.

[bloodyashes]

...

[Asch settles back into his seat with an almost invisible sigh. It's not as though he doesn't understand that kind of pain.

...He can't even look at Luke, thinking of it. Instead, he just grumbles under his breath - ]

At least that's something worth apologizing for.

[pitiedthefool]

...

[He sighs as well. Seriously, why did he think Ken and Yu tried to get him back then.

You're forgiven, Luke... but pull another stunt like that and sensei won't be as lenient. Though if anything, he's disappointed.]

[doublechecks]

[WHAP!

The sound of a book closing could be heard as Lelouch just regarded Luke with one of his standard stare.]

Perhaps next time you should go to either one of us before running headlong into something that might as well kill you.

[sacred_flamer]

[Luke let out an exasperated noise at that. Right, roomie; because that was the best response. Horrible person that deserves death shows up! ...run away!]

[...yeah, no.]

[Still, Yu's disapproving stare was boring into his back, and he hunched over, a small shudder running down his spine.]

[doublechecks]

[SIGH, seriously? Roomie, do you have to be as difficult as a certain other idiot???]

What I am saying that there is a difference between courage and recklessness. A strategic retreat does not always equate being a coward after all.

[So sayeth the leader of a terrorist cell.]

[pitiedthefool]

[Apparently so. Though, it isn't so much 'idiot' as 'suddenly flashbacks to Yukiko's Castle' for him.]

Right... and being reckless in this case means giving him more opportunity to experiment on you. He is the one in charge of bringing us back.

[Sayeth the leader of an investigation team.]

[bloodyashes]

[He's difficult by nature Sorry, Lunch, he comes by it honestly]

Better a coward than dead, anyway. Save your energy to do things that actually mean something.

[He crosses his arms, still not looking directly at his replica, but instead glaring hard at the floor.]

Don't insult the life you took from me by dying meaninglessly, Luke.

[The emphasis there is more than a little nasty.]

[sacred_flamer]

[...having Yu and Lelouch state how much of an idiot he had been was bad enough. Having Asch throw it in his face? Oh that pissed him off. He curled his fists around his blankets, gritting his teeth.]

You don't need to keep bringing it up, Asch.

[Have that nasty emphasis tossed right back at you.]

[pitiedthefool]

Calm down.

[He can only say it a certain amount of times a conversation guys before he gets mad.]

What's done is done. We can't change the past, only learn from it and keep moving.

[doublechecks]

[Well, voice twin took the words right out of his mouth.

Hahaha that was not funny wasn't it.

But yeah at least he's more or less losing his composure from all the noise these two idiots are making at a very slooow rate.]

Unless you prefer whatever he did to you yesterday.

[bloodyashes]

Hmph.

[Yeah, he's looking the other way again, glaring at the wall in Yu's general direction.]

Believe it or not, replica, I do prefer you alive. You're at least a little useful that way.

[sacred_flamer]

[...replica.]

[Replica... replica... Hearing Asch say it, like it was his designation, like he wasn't even worthy of a name made something inside of Luke snap. He didn't even really know what he was doing, not until he felt his fist was connecting with his original's jaw with all his weight behind it, and by then it was too lat to stop.]

[...he might have been a little apologetic if he wasn't so pissed off.]

Don't call me that, dammit!

[He was screaming, it was getting hard to see, but he didn't really care. He pointed an accusing finger at Asch.]

I know I'm a replica, dammit! I told myself that long before you even showed up! But that's not who I am, dammit! I have a name; it may have been yours at some point, but it's also mine! Use it!

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[pitiedthefool]

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ENOUGH.

[hearthemcalling]

[And without much thought otherwise, Alice appears right between the two.]

And you didn't invite me to play, too?

[SO DISAPPOINT, BOYS. :C]

[doublechecks]

[Of all things to summon, why that. It's not like he minds or anything but the last time they played...

...Whatever, as long as these two numbskulls stop arguing, he doesn't really care.

So he's going to move to the side.]

[bloodyashes]

[And seeing as he hadn't been supported by the bed very well, Asch is now sprawled across the floor next to Luke's bed, rubbing his jaw and glaring. They'll have a matched set of bruises by morning, of course.

He's pushing himself up, ready to give Luke a hell of a piece of his mind, a satisfying piece of his mind for once, when Yu summons the Persona.]

[...Doesn't look that threatening. It's just a little girl, however flashily she arrived.]

[...He notices Lelouch moving away out of the corner of one eye.]

[...Maybe it'd be better to stay on the floor.]

[sacred_flamer]

[Luke had been halfway to his feet when Alice suddenly appeared between them. He recognized her; Yu had summoned her after he had won against his Shadow.]

[...he sat down very quickly, scooting back on the bed. Now that he had had a moment, however brief, his anger had nearly fizzled completely, and he looked slightly apologetic as he glanced down at Asch. Not... that he was going to actually apologize for that.]

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[hearthemcalling]

[There. That was better. She relents for now and smiles faintly, pointing her finger at both of them in turn.]

Play nicely.

[She gives a friendly wave to Lelouch before disappearing in the same light.]

[pitiedthefool]

[...Okay yeah, even he can get creeped out by the things in his head. Yu sighs, hands in pockets. (Also, Lelouch? The answer is "Because I could and it was fun.")

Still...]

Do I have to repeat what I said when you faced your Shadow?

[sacred_flamer]

I--!

[...but whatever protest Luke had died pretty quickly. He let out a breath, turning his gaze away from Asch and up to his friend and mentor... before finally settling on his lap. Only one way to describe this right now.]

[He dun fucked up.]

M'sorry, sensei...

[bloodyashes]

[And now Asch is going to start pulling himself up, with the end of the bed for support. He doesn't make any motions towards Luke, but stares at the other redhead practically the entire time, looking weirdly satisfied.]

About time you grew a spine.

[Yeah, definitely satisfied. He takes a seat on top of Luke's trunk, watching Yu with the occasional glance back towards his replica.]

[Respect points: Luke +1, Narukami + a lot.]

[doublechecks]

[And likewise he's going to sit back down on his bed, and well, continue reading the very same book he was perusing before all this hubbub began.]