Pleasure is pain;

Like an empty house, lifeless windows; cold and unseeing. A wilted flower, shoulder sagged, arms limp and unmoving. Words written in blood. Faded flowers on the side of the road. 

Death is beautiful. So is pain. 

 “Yo, Noah. Catch!”

The voice brought Noah out of his reverie and he looked up just in time to catch the object that was tossed at him. He blinked. A cigarette rested on his palm, crumpled and cheap. 

 Ah, the cigarette. It started with paper, smooth against his fingers. It fitted there like it was designed to be held, to be touched. Of course, it was. Like a corpse. A huge grin immediately painted his lips. Past life carry over bad habits.

He slapped his companion’s back with gratitude. “Damn it, Ryu. Where would I be without you?” He praised while wrapping his arm around Ryu’s shoulders. Noah felt like crying for being blessed with such kind friend. He cry blood.

Ryu clicked his tongue. “Somewhere out there, probably crying for help and being a loser.” He teased, a tiny smile on his lips. His short tousled dark hair framed his face, uneven edges sweeping above his eyebrows. The cut was done in a way that made him look messy, courtesy of Noah.

With a small laugh, Noah put the cigarette between his lips and light it on fire with a stolen lighter. He sucked in unhurriedly and released a cloud of tension. “How are the others?” He asked.

Ryu nodded towards a noisy group of men not far from them. “Hungry. We all are. It’s been awhile since any of us had a proper food on our table.” He paused, then let out a sarcastic laugh. “Well, to start with, it’s not like we have any table to eat on. Fuck.” Bitterness coated his mouth at that phrase, Noah can almost taste it.

He watched as the sky turned red. Like Ruby. Ruby is red. Blood is red. He felt his fingers twitched. “It’s okay. It’ll all work out in the end.” wait, who is he talking to again?

Ryu glanced at the man beside him. “I sure wish that I can see things the way you see them, Noah.” As if embarrassed to have utter those words, Ryu turned his head away and watched the sky bleed.

A Cheshire grin emerged from the shadows of Noah’s mind. Oh, really?

He let out an unattractive snort and put his hands behind his head. He leaned forward, peeking at Ryu’s features. A thought crossed his mind. With a silly grin, he blew the smoke on Ryu’s face, causing him to go into coughing fit.

“You fucking asshole. What the fuck was that for?” He croaked between coughs. Pissed, he raised his leg and kicked Noah’s shin.

Said person cursed when he wasn’t able to dodge the attack. “Your ugly face made me do it! Seriously, how can someone be so fucking ugly?” 

“Fuck you too. We both know those words aren’t true.” He retorted. Noah grinned knowingly. He’s right. They weren’t.

A sudden phone ring ended their childish conversation. Two rings. Three. A clock started ticking. Tick.       Tock.       Tick-

“Hello?” Noah greeted with a cheerful voice. “..Oh? Is it today? ..Okay then. I’ll be on my way. Of course. Bye.” The smile remained on his face as he ended the call. 

Ryu folded his arms across his chest and whistled. “Is that you secret job again?” He asked, knowing the answer.

Noah scratched the back of his head sheepishly. “Yeah. They said they have something good for me so I accepted it.”That clock. Old killjoy. I hear you. 

He grabbed his bag from the floor and tapped Ryu’s shoulder. “Sorry, Ryu. I’ll play with you and the others next time.” Let me play a different game tonight.

-

The brittle fallen leaves on the forest floor crunched under Noah’s boots as he walked towards his destination, his duffel bag carelessly slung over his shoulder.  

He spotted a familiar car coming towards him and watched it stop. He couldn’t help it—a low whistle escaped his lips as he stared in awe, quite sure that driving that baby would be like a dream come true. After all, cars like that are rare in this part of the city. 

He stopped. 

The feeling of Déjà vu and nostalgia softly tickled his mind but it was barely there for him to be really conscious about it. Instead, his thoughts wandered back to his friends. Ryu and the others would kill just to be able to get close to a car like that! Noah snickered at the thought. Those idiots. Idiots. Idio-

 A man dressed in an expensive suit and coat gracefully got out of the vehicle. He carried a sense of class and authority with him, eyes cold and distant. He walked towards Noah, stopping within arm distance. 

“You might get sidetracked again, so I’ve come to get you. It’s about time for you to go back.” Rough voice. Devil eyes. The next words that escaped his lips were spoken dryly and lacked the sincerity that they were supposed to carry. “I hope you enjoyed your vacation." 

The cigarette between Noah’s lips shook as he let out a bark of laughter. 

Oh shit. 

his heart skipped a beat when it almost fell. Relieved, he let out a sigh through his nose. "Yeah, yeah. Got it. But before we go, do you mind if we stop by somewhere to eat first?" 

 The man remain unfazed. ”..Not at all.“ 

The grin on Noah’s lips widened. "Thank God. Man, i’m starving!”

The man turned his back on him and headed to the car. He slightly tilted his head to the right, the trilby hat he wore cast a shadow on his eyes. “Make sure to get yourself changed before we go. No high class restaurant would accept a man who’s dressed like a hobo." 

 ”…“ 

 A gentle breeze swayed the tree branches, the fallen leaves and dirt danced through the air which caused Noah to close his eyes in instinct. 

 A second passed.

the bright grin was instantly devoured by a sinful smirk and black eyes. Kairo opened his eyes.  

OH MY GOD YOU GUYS ARE SO SWEET sniff sniff y’all made me cry!! it’s been awhile (more than a year i think) since I last joined any Tumblr RP stuff. lot of things happened in life (like diarrhea) so i might be a little rusty here and there. But do not fret my dear children for I will do my best to get back in shape.

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