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Who: Ange and Amakusa
When: December 31st
Where: Ange's room
What: The two decide to celebrate New Years together.
Warnings: Drinking, Amakusa being.. Amakusa.. basically.

[ Sure, Ange knew there was a big party at the bar tonight, but.. she's definitely not the social type. And especially not the type for parties. So instead she has a much better idea of how she'd like to celebrate the new year here, especially since she's already been stuck here for so long. It's got to be about half a year, huh..? The stay here has changed her, sure, but at least she's still in charge of her own mind and that's something she can at least be grateful for.

.. And.. well, there's one more reason to be grateful. And that reason is the guy sitting on the bed together with her. Ange never thought it'd end up like this when she first arrived here and knew he was here too, yet here they are-- already together for so long. She didn't even know Amakusa was capable of staying together with anyone, and honestly, some days she's still worried about it.. but it's just since it makes her happy. More than she'd often like to admit. Besides, she feels like she understands him more now he's actually even gone out of his way to tell her about his past.

It's why they're just celebrating it together, just the two of them. Except Amakusa decided to take some alcohol with him from the bar for the little celebration, which is why Ange's eyeing those bottles now. ]

You're really going to drink all of that?

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[OH PFFFT ANGE YOU

DON'T REALIZE

HE'S ALREADY GETTING THERE.]

Ange-saaaan! This is a party...! I intend to get drunk, don't you get it~? Oho!

[he walks over and opens up another bottle, taking a sip of that too.]

Take care of me, will you?

[ Oh god, Amakusa, why?! Sure, she knows he drinks but she's usually never around him when he does, and when he gets drunk at the bar he usually just goes home instead of coming to her, so this will be the first time for her to even see him like this. ]

.. Don't be surprised if you wake up in a ditch tomorrow morning. [ Of course she doesn't mean it, she'll take care of him even when he does get drunk.. ] Do you think it'll be any fun for me to deal with you when you're like that?

I think it's fun you put up with me any way, actually.

[he takes another swig of the drink.]

Mm... I'm a lot of trouble... aren't I, lady? [he smiles a bit, but he runs a hand through his hair, feeling those ears of course. Yeah, he was tipsy and he's starting to feel the effects of the drink more so by now. Amakusa drank a lot actually, but since he's been here he's toned it down, so he's not as used to it as he used to be. When he does get drunk however, he turns even more talkative.]

[ She sighs at the first part, about to roll her eyes, but then she hears him talk on. .. Huh? He can't even mean that in a joking way, right? There's no way you can bend that into a joke, so.. why is he saying it? It seems so unlike him to actually state that..

And in turn, she feels slightly bad for considering a deadpan reply, so she at least chooses to be slightly less harsh for once. ]

Well, technically speaking you got me out of some trouble too, so in that case I'd say you're about a medium amount of trouble after the subtraction.

[...Oh... what a good answer there, lady!! He grins a little at that, but he still looks concerned. He walks over to her, not entirely walking straight now either way, and when he's right in front of her he's moving to kneel in front of her.]

Lady.... aah... no no, Ange. [no -san this time either it seems.]

...I'm debating if I should tell you something or not. [that he loves her, which he really does, with this alcohol in his system he's really considering telling her.]

[ Yeah, even no "-san" added?! It freaks her out a little, since he's hardly ever this serious. And then saying that he should tell her something.. it's not something bad, is it? But then again, what kind of bad thing could it still be? She knows the true purpose of his mission, she knows about his past, what else is there to tell her that she doesn't know already?

It's why she's staring at him with wide eyes, looking actually surprised instead of just having her pokerface. With his slightly weird walking she can probably understand he's at least a little drunk, but this whole thing still makes her surprised. ]

W.. what is it..? You can just tell me. Not like it'll kill me, whatever it is.

[Oh.... oohh! He can see that she's getting worried, getting worked up about something or another, maybe it really was his wording, how serious he was seeming, but he really can't help it right now. He can feel it, the full effects of the liquor hitting him... Maybe he should have taken it more easy, he did have quite a few drinks before even coming over here.

Ah, she really will have to take care of him, he hasn't been like this in a while, this drunk, really.]

No no.... more like I think you'll uh, keel over in shock.

[Probably, something like that. He grins at the thought, and then just moves closer to her, parting her knees so he can move right between her legs, his body as close to her as possible even though he's on his knees and she's sitting on the bed. Even so-...]

I really can't deny it, there's.... just no way. Ange, I love you, I've loved you for a long time.

[and he was being serious, being drunk just made him more honest..]

[ .....

What. Sure, she does know he loves her or he wouldn't have stayed with her, just doing it wouldn't be that good for him, not good enough to stick this long.. but it's not like he ever actually says it. At most she'll get a "me too" from him after she says it, but even that's already rare. And for him to say it so directly now..

And it's not like it's just since he's drunk either, she can notice he says this pretty clearly. So it's the truth? Something that just slipped out because he's drunk..?

Her face colors red, but instead of being angry it's more in an almost bashful way now as she stares at him. ]

I-.. [ .. WHAT DOES SHE EVEN SAY..? ] F-.. for a long time?

[It's definitely the alcohol that's making him feel this way, so open, so honest. It's why his superiors hated him drinking, he could potential give away vital information that only he knew about, and oh boy did he ever tell people about important plans.

Yeah, him being drunk isn't exactly a good thing. He can really hold his liquor though, so it takes a while before he's drunk, thankfully. Tonight... he's had way too much to drink.

He nods, his hands going to her waist, staying on her hips. He's looking up at her eyes, but then his gaze drops lazily down to stare at the belt on the front of her jacket...

.....That belt buckle looks so cool.

Aah don't get distracted here!]

A long time.... I was pretty glad I was assigned to protect you so long ago. But then you know, shit happens and I was actually supposed to kill you.

I was gonna go through with it too.... only because I was so bitter towards you and everything. Who could blame me, all I ever did was try to get you to look my way...

[His words are slurred, he's just whispering now, so hopefully Ange heard all that.]

[ It takes a lot of effort to make out what he's even saying, especially near the end. Normally she would already be batting those hands off her, but she's allowing it now. And even if she didn't, she'd be way too busy focusing on trying to see what he's saying here, when he's starting about such a rare topic she knows she can't even miss a moment. ]

...

[ He really is drunk. Otherwise he wouldn't talk like this, be so open and slur his words and barely walk. But there's one thing she can make sure of now he's being so honest for once. She believes him completely that he won't kill her now, that he just really loves her like he said, but.. just in case.. ]

But you abandoned that mission now, right? Do you still want to kill me?

[So so drunk Ange.

At her question it takes him a while to register what she's even asking, but he does come up with something eventually. Lazily he stands, a little wobbly due to how drunk he is, and he's trying to focus on her face.]

I....

[Dammit, she keeps moving when he's trying to talk to her. Actually, it's just his own vision and it seems as though she's moving. He reaches out to her, placing his hands on either side of her head, staring at her.]

...No, I can't kill you now. You really might not believe it but I need you too Ange...

[he really does, it's insane.]

[ He needs her. It surprises her more. Loving her.. sure, she can believe that by now, even if he never says it out loud it's pretty obvious that this isn't the kind of scenario where he's just to get what he wants and then leave. No, he's stuck around all this time, so it's love for sure. But she never thought he needed her, he seems like the kind of guy who doesn't need anything. Sure, she does need him, she wouldn't know what to do without him - which is why she flipped out so badly those months ago when he got killed. But to think it's like that the other way around too, that he needs her..

It's true, isn't it? And it makes her feel.. so glad. Less scared. Because even if she doesn't show it, she's always scared that his feelings don't match hers, that in the end she's much more into it than he is, but..

Ange's hands move towards his shirt, gripping the fabric and using it to pull him close to her. She can't move her head forward with how he's holding it, after all, so instead she moves his head closer towards his until she can feel their lips connect in a kiss. She can smell the alcohol in his breath for sure, he's so drunk, but.. she doesn't care. Not when what he said made her so relieved and happy. ]

.. I need you too, Amakusa. [ Once she pulls away just a little she says it, just a whisper, as if she's scared of anyone else hearing it. It doesn't matter if he does, he's drunk, he'll probably have forgotten it by tomorrow. ] So.. please.. never leave..

[It's so hard to focus right now, everything feels as though it's spinning, he's really had too much- but that's fine, that's alright, since she's the only one he has to focus on anyways. He stares at her, not even realizing she's pulling him towards her until his lips are already on her. His kiss is lazy, not all there, but even so there's still some effort put into it, some love for the woman that he's fallen for.]

...Okonogi-san once told me there's more girls out there and just one isn't special.

[Amakusa, raising a hand to her face, touched her nose. It was wobbly, but he managed somehow.]

I beg to differ.

[ .. Geez. Who knew even Amakusa could get into affectionate puppy mode sometimes. It just takes a lot, huh? Since usually he can't drop that front he holds just like she can't, that's why they always bicker like they used to even though they love each other this much. But in return for his own honest she gives him a small smile, and it's a genuine one. Then she gently tugs on his shirt a little again. ]

Come on, you need to lie down now. If you drink any more, you'll just fall over.

[Lay down? Eerr... well okay, that sounds good. He nodded, rather enthusiastically, and then moved so he was laying down on the bed beside her. It felt good to lay down here, felt like the room was spinning a little less.]

Hey, guess what? I don't think I can perform tonight. [you know, the sexy times.] So rest easy lady.

[ .. There. Phew, at least now he won't do anything too stupid while he's drunk, especially since he's saying this too.. it's a relief. Since even if she doesn't always show it, of course she cares about him a lot, so keeping him out of trouble and to not make an idiot out of himself is what she can do here, at least. ]

What a disappointment. [ But she's pretty obviously joking. She draws the covers up over him mostly, moving them a little over her too. ]

Do you think you can at least manage to stay up until midnight? We could see the new year together like this.

[Stay up?! Uuh....]

Mm.....nn..... mmmmaybe.

[...He's falling asleep already though. Ange might need to poke him to wake him up at times.]

[ Yeah, keeping a drunk guy up wouldn't be an easy task, huh.. although it's almost - even if she'd never admit it - strangely endearing to see Amakusa like this. Amakusa, who's always so busy with keeping up his joking and lying self, now as honest in front of her as a child.

It's why she can afford to let herself slip some more than usually too, burying a hand in his hair. ]

If you do, I'll give you a reward. Tomorrow. [ When he isn't drunk as shit. ]

[He hums a little at that, nodding slightly.]

What's the reward...? [he smirks at that, already knowing but he wants to hear it from her.]

[ .. Yeah, asking that earns him her normal pouty face. At least she lies down too now, next to him, drawing the blankets over her fully as well. ]

You know what I mean. Don't even pretend you don't.

[a chuckle escaped him, and when he felt her against him as she laid down he moved to bring an arm around her.]

Wake me when midnight hits.

[ Hmm.. it's nicer than she would like to admit. Even if she can smell his breath smelling a lot like alcohol, there's also just his usual smell, she remembers it from the many nights they've spent so close to each other. Somehow she's really just grown used to this, grown used to him.. ]

You're assuming I'd want to stay awake here next to you for that long. [ .. She totally would by now, since she likes this, but she presents it as a joke since she doesn't want to admit it. ]

[...So sorry Ange.

Amkausa felt so comfortable that he's already drifting off to sleep.]

[ Siiigh, fine. She'll deal with it. After all, she's not that tired at all since she's not drunk like him, so she just lies in his arms there, waiting. Then she can suddenly hear sounds from outside though.. what's that?

She slips out of his hold and puts her shoes back on to go take a look outside, leaving the room and then the house.. and then she can see the fireworks outside. Really, the Rulers messed with them all the time and then they do this..?

.. She's not even sure what to think.

But after a few moments she slips back into the room, shoving Amakusa a little to try and wake him up. ]

[slowly the man stirs from his slumber, and it was a deep sleep at that. he didn't really expect to fall this hard into sleep, but when he drinks and this is the result, it can't be helped.

he groans, not wanting to move, feeling so lazy and still slightly drunk. but with the girl shoving him and trying to get him awake, he does eventually open his eyes. he squints at her, rubbing his eyes before answering.]

What is it....

It's midnight. You told me to wake you up, remember?

[ Then again, he probably doesn't with how drunk he was.. Although if he's still too drunk now then she won't harass him and just let him go sleep again, but not like she can tell right off the bat. So instead she just sits there on the bed next to where he's lying. ]

Don't you hear the fireworks?

[he blinks a few more times, the feeling hitting him that he still really is drunk. he nods, yawning a little, his vision a little blurry but it's coming back to him. well, he did say to wake him up when the fireworks start so...

he moves to sit up, slowly, he grunts a little at the feeling of everything rushing around him suddenly.]

I'm up I'm up...

[he runs a hand through his hair, feeling those ears he has in the process, but then just moves to stand.]

Let's go watch them Ange-san.

.. Be careful. [ There, she'll at least show that much concern. With the way he sits up so slowly and makes that kind of sound she's sure he's still having difficulty even now, so she walks over to where he's standing on his side of the bed, staring at him for a moment, trying to see the look in his eyes.

Yeah.. he's still definitely drunk. But he's still bothering to get out for her, huh..

She's not entirely sure if he'll be able to walk straight all the way to the door. So in that case.. she thinks of it, but even then she has to hesitate for a moment or two since it seems so embarassing. But.. fine, if he's doing this much for her, then.. what! Hopefully he won't even remember it later when he isn't drunk anymore!

Ange grabs his arm, clinging to it a little - almost like a couple normally would. But she's just doing it to keep him steady, and she even looks away from him as she does it. ]

There, come on.

[hey hey, he might be drunk, but he's not completely down and out.

slowly he stands up with her, and with her arm around him he simply smirks, liking the touch of her against him like this.]

Have I really gotten that old I need you to help me like this? I'm sure I can walk, lady. But.... if you want to hold me then be my guest.

If you're going to keep talking like that, then I'll change my mind.

[ Even though she knows it's Amakusa which means he won't stop teasing her, but.. oh well. It's not like she dislikes this either, it's nice, but she's never going to admit it.

But she starts walking at least, not letting go. ]

[jeez this lady!! but it's just how she is. they continue to walk, going out of the house and eventually they reach the outside. he sees it now however, all the fireworks and such.]

Hmm... I always saw these in different countries every year. [he moves around way too much.]

[ The moment they're outside and just standing still rather than moving around, she lets go of him. Just a little bit, though, she doesn't fully let go but her grip definitely loosens a little. Especially since she's afraid of someone finding them like this.. ]

.. I guess that means the tradition has kept up for you this year. [ Not like he saw them here before. ] I wonder where you'll be seeing them next year..

[ Together with her, even then? Probably, right? So wherever he sees them is where she will see them too. ]

[he pauses, looking up at the sky, and at least he's not feeling as dizzy or anything, sobering up a little.]

Well you know, wherever it is you'll be there to watch out I don't get too wasted, right?

Judging by this year, I'm not so sure if I'll be able to do a good job. [ He must have been drinking already before he came over.. it's not like Amakusa to get drunk that easily, after all.

At least she's genuinely smiling for once. He won't see it if he looks up like that, but still.. ]

Any idea where you want to see them yet? No way we're going to watch them twice in a row here, right?

[that smile, he sees it, even if he still feels a bit dizzy he can see her smiling and he quite enjoys it when she does manage to smile. she's so pretty after all, so beautiful and she's all his.]

Not yet, I don't like planned things after all, we can just play it by ear.

As long as it's not some sort of dump. [ But she knows Amakusa, not like he would like being stuck in a dump either - he's the type that likes money, after all. ] And as long as you don't let the Rulers get inbetween your plans.

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