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[Well, so much for feeling better finally.

Ioder looks a bit worried when he comes up on the network this evening. He's fidgeting, tugging at little strands of blonde below his ear and looking for all the world like an anxious child waiting for news of something.]

Ah... just... in case anyone is looking for her, my cousin Estellise seems to have left. Her name is no longer on the residency list and I can't get through to her voice mail.

[He forces a smile, though, as if trying to convince himself of something that he's struggling to believe is true.]

But... I'm sure it's just temporary. Yuri came back, after all.

[There's a little more fidgeting, and the forced smile quickly fades. He hesitates, but after a moment he reaches forward and turns the feed off]

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... my voice isn't as pleasant as yours, but... I wouldn't mind trying to return the favor. If you're alright with that, I mean...

Edited 2012-10-03 23:29 (UTC)

...I would like that.

[Ioder nodded, fidgeting on the bed. He cleared his throat, taking a moment to remember the words to the song he had been thinking of recently.

It seemed fitting, at the very least.

But his voice shakes a little as he sings it, emotions welling up again as he lets the words flow with the tune.]

Another day slips by
I feel the wind
the sky is crying
I'm standing alone before an endlessly long night
The beat of my heart is echoing around me

Now the perfect world you prayed for,
I see it in your eyes
You watch the beauty fall to pieces
As darkness surrounds you
Every single answer inside turns into a lie
You fight the pain that is threatening
As you hopelessly cry

Carry on
Every one of us every soul inside is bleeding
Finally the broken silence begins to slip away
Every pain every tear every breath I take
Stolen by the darkness but I'm hanging on
For a morning that will never dawn

So take a look above at the heavens overhead
Just like the way the night embraces all the stars
I'll always be right here, arms open wide
If you would let me in your broken heart,

Beneath the shining stars in the heavens overhead
I'll stand until I've shed every tear that I can cry
"Through the endless night, you'll find a way"
I close my eyes and hear
a gentle voice within me

I look into your eyes and see there's a dream you've long forgotten
And the days you thought were over is what's holding you back now,
If you only look inside yourself for the strength to let go
You'll finally see the night fade away,

Carry on
Every one of us every soul inside is praying
Trying to spread our broken wings as we struggle to fly
Tracing stars just beyond our fingertips
In the relentless rain our screams are softly killed
And so I sing this song

Carry on
Every one of us every soul inside is living
A dream we abandoned in the past, together again
Even if it should never come true
In the relentless rain, I pray that you will hear
This song I sing for you

Take a look above at the heavens overhead
Just like the way the night embraces all the stars
I'll always be right here, arms open wide
If you would let me in your broken heart

Beneath the shining stars in the heavens overhead
I'll stand until I've shed every tear that I can cry
"Through the endless night, you'll find a way"
I close my eyes and hear
a gentle voice within me
within me...

[Throughout the song, Dhaos listens quietly. Perhaps Ioder's voice isn't the most beautiful in the world, but the emotion in it is genuine, and it captures Dhaos' full attention.

As the song goes on, he feels an odd sort of...warmth spreading through him. What is...?

His thoughts are interrupted by the song's end. The prince smiles at Ioder and proceeds to give him another hug.]

Thank you...

[Perhaps he couldn't identify that oddly familiar emotion, but... For now, just to be with his best friend is more important to him.]

[By the end, his voice has cracked a few times, tears barely held back long enough to get through the song. Even if it's just a song he heard somewhere before, enough times to recall the words, he still believes much of it to be true.

And like Dhaos, there's a stranger feeling, a fluttering in his chest and an almost nervous tightening in his stomach, but joined by a warmth that feels comforting, welcoming yet some how still distant. It lasts only a moment, but it leaves him silently wondering.

Once he's pulled back in to Dhaos' arms though, it simply fades. He nods, offering a sad smile up at the prince.]

I'm sorry I can't do much else...

That my best friend is here for me is enough.

[And indeed it is. It's a break from the stress and anxiety going around the entirety of the city, especially in the house, and the guilt he almost constantly feels weighing upon him is lessened when someone is there to distract him from his thoughts.]

I'm glad I can help then...

[Ioder sighs tiredly, leaning against Dhaos. He smiles, but it's weaker than usual, betraying just how heavy the loss of his cousin is weighing on him.

But at least he was able to help Dhaos. That is a victory, in his mind.]

I can stay, if you want. It's not as if I have anywhere to be...

[Dhaos just continues to smile.]

Of course you can stay.

[After all, it's not terribly difficult to see that Ioder needs the company as much as he does at the moment.]

Okay.

[Ioder smiled back at that.]

[Happy that Ioder is not leaving for the time being, Dhaos hugs him a little closer. He seems almost as if he is content enough to start purring if the emperor were to start petting his hair or something similar.]

[Of course he doesn't really think to do something like that, but... well, there is a lot of hair there to play with, which he starts to do without really thinking.]

[...Yep, that sure is a purring Demon King. Congratulations Ioder, you have just discovered something only Zelda previously knew.]

[It actually makes him stop because he certainly wasn't expecting that kind of noise to come from him.

But after a second passes he just... laughs.]

[The sudden absence of a hand in his hair and the laughter startle Dhaos out of his purring, causing him to look down at his friend in confusion.]

...?

S-sorry...

[Ioder puts a hand over his mouth, trying and failing to stifle his laughter. He can't help it!]

[This only further serves to confuse Dhaos.]

...Why are you laughing? What are you apologizing for?

Th-that was... unexpected.

...?

..........?

...!

[And then he buries his face in his hands in a vain attempt to hide his rapidly darkening blush.]

...I didn't realize I was making that noise again.

[Sorry, Dhaos. That just gets Ioder laughing more. It's not a mean laugh in any sense of the word, just terribly amused.]

I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh but I couldn't help it... it's not a bad thing, I assure you. It's...

[Cute?

Oh dear, now he's blushing, too.]

... e... endearing... yes.

[Though he doesn't uncover his face since he's turned even more red, Dhaos does manage to peer out at Ioder between his fingers. Zelda had thought his purring endearing (read: cute) too. She didn't say as much out loud, but it had been clearly written on her face. Either both his sister and friend have odd tastes in what they find endearing in grown men, or... Dhaos isn't sure what to think if it really is generally a positive thing for someone like him to purr like a cat when ~~receiving pets~~ content.]

...

... I didn't upset you, did I... ?

[That gets a little laugh from Dhaos.]

No, I'm just...not used to being praised.

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