Domino 18 [Video]

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Before I came here, the residents of the train chose a Council.

They chose unwisely.

You ask me to bend my knee to an unworthy leader, one who you have chosen for me. I will not. If my refusal to swear allegiance to one not of my land, not of my clan, and not of my choice is objectionable to you, then now is the time to bring your complaints to me. I await them.

[There is hot anger, and there is cold anger. This is cold anger. It brings out the formality in Edge as few things can.]

Let's see how this train is truly run.

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[onehandsomeslickninja]

Gotcha!

[Straightening up, Edge strolls right over to her, mischief in his eyes as he stops not far from her at all.]

Advantage: the Eblan clan!

[thegreatninja]

That's cheating! I wasn't using magic.

[Not that she can without her materia... which she currently has none of.]

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Just zipping around super-fast! Besides, it isn't cheating to use ninjutsu in a ninja fight!

[Edge rests one wrist on her shoulder, leaning just a little of his weight on her.]

[thegreatninja]

Well, I wasn't!

Ngh!

[Yuffie can't move and has no way to deflect the weight of his wrist.]

Damn it!

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Sooooo what's the prize for winning the spar, hmm? [Oh, he's enjoying himself.

[thegreatninja]

We didn't agree on anything... unless there is something you want.

[She is not enjoying this.]

Let me go already!

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Oh, I could think of a few things.

[But Edge steps back. It isn't so much that he's letting her go as it is the magic reaching its natural end, but either way, the dagger in her shadow fades away.]

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie is struggling the whole time and when the magic finally fades she goes stumbling backwards.]

Ouch!

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Oooh. [Edge winces. 'Ouch' is not anything he hoped to get out of her!] You okay?

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie's rubbing the back of her head.]

Of course I'm okay! I'm awesome.

[But she feels crazy dizzy... not that she wants Edge to know. She'll wait to deal with it.]

But ouch... [She crosses her legs and sits on the floor.] But fine, you win this time, just this time. I wanted you to relax some and chill out but I guess that didn't work. So, what do you want?

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Huh?

[Edge blinks at her statement -- because she might say 'didn't work', but for the span of that spar he'd completely forgotten he was angry.]

[Yuffie is a pretty good distraction.]

Ha, if that was what you were after, you did terrific.

[thegreatninja]

[She grins up at him but doesn't make a move to stand just yet. The last thing she needs is to get motion sickness now of all times.]

Awesome!

So do you want a prize? This is your last chance or it's gone forever and I will win next time.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Then I'd better take it before I lose my chance. How about a kiss?

[Edge winks playfully, just to add to the outrageous demand. He wants to see how far down her blush will go.

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie's face turns bright red.]

Wha-what?!

[onehandsomeslickninja]

[Even though his ninja scarf covers his mouth, Edge slaps a hand to his face anyway. Yes! Every bit as priceless as he'd hoped, and he bends over slightly to laugh. Oh, your expression!

[thegreatninja]

Ah!

[Yuffie pushes at his shoulders and rises to her feet.]

That's so mean! You shouldn't tease people like that!

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Of course I should, it's hilarious! [He rocks backward with her push, still laughing.] And you took it so seriously. We've only had two dates, after all!

[thegreatninja]

We haven't had any dates.

[She sticks out her tongue at him as if that gesture somehow drives home her point.]

So- there!

[Yuffie is getting ready to stomp off and then go find a safe place to lay down and die of embarrassment.]

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Yes we have! We made cookies together, and we just sparred. One, two. [And he even counts them out on his fingers to prove the point.] Want to do a third? Or shall we just continue this one?

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie staggers to a stop. Her head is spinning and it's making it increasingly hard to think.

She doesn't even have a childish remark to his question.]

I think I need to lay down.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

[Nope. So much for laughing or good mood. Edge darts forward immediately, now all concern as he puts an arm around her to support her.]

I didn't think I hit you that hard at all!!

[thegreatninja]

[She leans against him, her chance to escape gone.]

Damn it. [She doesn't want Edge of all people to know...] It's not my head. I just need to sit down.

[She looks up at him and cracks a smile.] Looks like you get your wish. Date continues.

[See, she still has a sense of humor. Nothing is wrong, she's totally fine.]

[onehandsomeslickninja]

It's not quite how I wanted it to. [Despite being slim himself, he's solid as a rock against her, and her weight is nothing to him at all. He helps her over to a bench, figuring that's easiest and quickest.]

[thegreatninja]

Maybe you just captivated me.

[She doesn't really know what she's saying but she really doesn't want him to ask what's wrong.]

I'll be fine in a bit. [Now that she's sitting.] then we can do something.

As a thank you for helping me.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

[If she wanted him to know, she'd tell him!]

If that was true, when we sat down you'd have aimed for my lap. [And he gives her a little nudge with one elbow.]