Ambition/Challenge

     “That sounds amazing. Coffee especially. I fell like I’ll sleep for a week without it.” His smile shifted to a slightly more mischievous grin. “Never would have pegged you for the cafe type. Please tell me they make you wear an adorable uniform and that I get to see it?” He teased, fingers momentarily resuming his petting through soft strands.

     Ryuji sighed and leaned into the soft touch. Perhaps he too had missed the other, oddly more than he realized. “Yeah, I usually plan my disappearances better. But you know how work goes. I was in Europe part of the time, then off in America.” Another, longer sigh loosed itself before his head dropped to Bakura’s shoulder. “I’m taking a break.”

“  change isn’t easy.  ” “  i just wanted to say i’m sorry.  ” “  i guess being angry was/is just easier than being sad.  ”  “  what did you want to tell me?  ” “  it was supposed to be simple.  ” “  you’ve got blood on your shirt.  ” “  you can stay with me.  ” “  what did you want to show me?  ” “  i miss ____ more than i thought i would.  ” “  i don’t like to talk about it, but i wanted you to know.  ” “  shut up. please.  ” “  fuck off.  ” “  hush, i’m trying to kiss you.  ” “  you’re lucky you’re cute.  ” “  i fucked up.  ” “  i just want to take it all back.  ” “  i can’t sleep.  ”  /  “  can’t sleep?  ” “  we should get a pet.  ” “  if you have something to say, spit it out.  ” “  i’m allowed to be angry.  ” “  she/he aint even that cute.  ” “  just hold me.  ” “  do you want me to go?  ”   “  i just need time.  ” “  i already made my decision, you’re not going to change that.  ”   “  nothing you can say will surprise me.  ” “  everyone leaves, eventually. either they move on or they die. they leave and i’m left behind.  ” “  death is a part of life. i accepted that a long time ago.  ” “  i don’t fear death. i fear anonymity.  ” “  listen to me, please.  ” “  i’m not even sure what to say to that.  ” “  that should probably shock me, but honestly it doesn’t.  ” “  am i supposed to care?  ” “  i do care.  ”   “  you make me happy.  ” “  you look beautiful like this.  ”   “  if this is your idea of fun, i don’t know what to say to you.  ” “  it terrifies me.  ”   “  just let me show you how i feel.  ”

“I went a little overboard sure… but I’m still alive. So shh.”

     There’s a grumble in his voice, letting out a rough breath before grabbing the dice master by the collar and pulling him down to his height even if the difference was by an inch. Their noses were centimeters apart, brows knitting together before he smiled slightly as he stole the briefest of kisses from those lips and pulled away with a casual shrug and a shit-eating grin on his face. “ Maybe I did miss you. I enjoyed frustrating you, after all.”

     The pull back was almost expected, anticipated. Ryuuji simply allowed his muscles to move with the action, the hand from his hip coming up to rest with an almost feather light touch upon the shoulder of the other. He stares into his eyes unflinchingly, his own still shining without concern. The pressure on his lips earns a noise of approval, as if a cat purring out their affection, even if it was only a short moment. “Oh? Have you? I’m shocked you didn’t find someone more interesting to torment. Maybe someone actually intimidated by your grumbly persona and insistent glaring.”

He’s bringing sexy back >W>

“  i wish i knew how to talk about it.  ”   “  you don’t have to talk, we can just sit together.  ”   “  i don’t want to be alone anymore.  ”   “  i wish i could hate you.  ”  “  take a seat, we’re gonna be here a while.  ” “  i need you to trust me.  ”   “  i missed/miss you.  ”   “  she/he won’t listen to me.  ” “  let me do this for you. please.  ”   “  is there anything else you want to say to me?  ” “  tell me something happy.  ”   “  promise me.  ” “  i just want/wanted to help.  ”   “  let me explain.  ” “  i didn’t/don’t need you to understand, i just wanted/want you to support me.  ”   “  i’m on your side.  ” “  i’ve got your back, okay? ” “  please, tell me you have a plan.  ” “  stay with me tonight.  ” “  don’t go. please.  ”   “  i’ve been alone for so long i’m afraid i don’t know what it’s like not to be.  ”   “  talk to me.  ”   “  i did what i had to do.  ” “  we can’t keep going on like this.  ” “  i’m just tired.  ” “  i’m scared.  ” “  it’s okay to be afraid. fear can be good. use it.  ” “  it’s better to expect disappointment.  ” “  hope is dangerous.  ” “  i like seeing you smile.  ”   “  you look beautiful.  ”   “  be patient with her/him. they’re trying. ”   “  i’m trying my best and it’s not good enough. it’s never good enough. ” “  i’m starting to think i’m just fucked up.  ”   “  have a drink with me.  ” “  she/he is better off without me. but i guess that’s their choice.  ” “  you can’t dictate what’s best for someone else. ” “  can i help you?  ” “  i thought you’d like this.  ” “  do you wanna get out of here?  ” “  walk with me?  ” “  well, shit.  ”

In a way the constant typing away at the keyboard seemed to be tempting him towards the land of dreams. Oh, he could go days on end without sleep. He’d practised that enough as a child, watching over Saeran as he slept or sneaking out late at night to find them something to eat for that day. He blinked, rubbing at his eyes a little as though to chase away the dark thoughts that tried to linger. His mind seemed to be dwelling in the past since it was as tired as it was. Maybe this was the real punishment for his sins? His hands paused for a moment, golden eyes scanning over the screen for a few moments as he took in the small error that was showing and tried to work out the reason as to why it was showing. Right. He needed to at least get through this wall before he started to neaten out the code that he’d been working on with Ryuuji. Yes, he may be working on agency work as well as helping the other hacker and making sure that the RFA servers were safe and up to date but he could handle it. This wasn’t the worst he’d had to deal with. He yawned a little to himself, eyes slowly blinking as he suddenly became aware of a figure behind him. Slower than he would have liked to notice. He glanced to the side as a chip was stolen, a whine of protest escaping tired lips as he moved one hand to swipe the hand away, pouting ever so slightly towards his fellow hacker, golden orbs blinking rapidly at the kiss to be given to his cheek, his mind far too tired to even think on a manner in which to come up with some type of smart comment right away. He just sat there, helping himself to a few more chips before he watched Ryuuji. “One kiss on the cheek for the divine taste that is honey buddha chips? That’s nowhere near enough payment!”

     “Is that so? Care to tell me what a fair payment would be then? I’d hate to be in debt to you.”

Here he’d been hoping for a nice lazy afternoon in which to catch up on his maintenance for Zen’s fan sites and to look in on what was happening elsewhere in RFA and the many duties that were passed along to him by V. Instead - his client, who he had thought would be simple to look over, suddenly was having their servers attacked and the hacker was forced to actually work, fingers flying across the keyboard as he worked on trying to keep this assholes servers save from whoever it was that was attacking. He almost knocked over his can in the process, a small smirk appearing as he typed away. It was rare for him to find people with this level of skill, outside of agency work. He half wondered about who this other hacker was and just how they had learned their skills. Maybe it was a hacker thing - but even while working at full force to try and block the attack, Seven was still able to admire the other hacker’s work. He was skilled, with a few errors here and there that wouldn’t be easy for the less experienced to take advantage of like he was at the moment. He sat back in victory, watching as his middle screen flashed before a messenger box appeared, Seven laughing lightly to himself as he took a small sip of his beloved Dr.Pepper. Praise for stopping an attacker? That was pretty new and for that reason he found himself responding, despite the fact he could almost hear Vanderwood’s voice telling him off in the back of his mind somewhere. [Msg] It’s not many who take on a God and expect to win! [Msg] I advise you leave this target alone now =^_^=

     With a wicked grin, he initiated all the open programs, all targeted on the server he was trying to get in to. It was time for him to see just how skilled this other hacker really was.