Suikoden Fan Fiction ❯ Love's Just a Form of Insanity ❯ It Starts with a letter.. ( Chapter 1 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
Rating: PG-13 (just in case.)

Genres: Romance/Humor/Angst.

Pairing: Watari/Fred, initially one sided.

Warnings: Yaoi. OOCness. Odd, odd pairing.

This chapter was Revised.

Disclaimer: I do not own Suikoden III or it's characters. They belong to Konami.

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The night breeze blew across the Zexen Sea, bringing with it the scent of salt. It made standing on the ship’s deck even chillier. Fred Maximillian shivered as he felt the cold air seep down through his armor. He leaned over the railing, a bored look on his face. He could feel the night breeze and hear the crash of the ocean against the rocks below.

Of course he wasn’t exactly out enjoying the view. He looked at the crumpled piece of paper he held in his hand. The letter had been in his room this morning. With a single message: “Meet me on the ship’s deck tonight. Come alone.”

And so here he was, bored as hell and near freezing in his armor. Freezing in his armor for about three hours. Fred Maximillian wanted to go to bed, sleep and plan on how he was going to fight against evil throughout the land. He would have left except that the person who had written the letter might come. As a knight, it was his duty to wait for that person.

He could feel himself beginning to doze. He swayed for a moment and put out a hand to steady himself. Still, his eyes were beginning to close shut. Suddenly, he felt a hand fall on his shoulder. Fred jumped, turned around and drew his sword all at the same time. Standing before him was Watari. This would have given him another heart attack if Fred hadn’t managed to get a hold of himself.

“Watari! You shouldn’t sneak up on people like that!” Fred couldn’t help but feel annoyed and embarrassed by the sudden wake up call.

“...” Watari looked at him with those golden eyes, not saying anything as usual.

“Well, as a ninja, I guess it is your duty to practice your trade.” He muttered grudgingly. “Say, you wouldn’t happen to be the one who wrote the letter this morning?” Fred really hoped Watari wasn’t the one. He was uncomfortable around the ninja, never knowing what to say. Plus, Watari always looked at him funny.

“...” Watari nodded his head, then looked away as if embarrassed.

“Well. I should be angry after having been forced to wait here for hours, but I can let it slide. Now what is it you want?” Fred felt he was being rather gracious by not being angry. Besides, it was his duty to help those in need.

“Well, I needed to tell you something.” The ninja still was trying to avoid looking him in the eyes.

“What?” Fred was getting weirded out for some reason he couldn’t quite name. Watari swallowed.

“I like you.” Watari replied bluntly.

“Eh? Like?” Fred felt as if the planet had come to a sudden standstill. Plus, he could no longer grasp the meaning of the word ‘like.’ A situation which Watari seemed to notice.

“Well, more like ‘love.” The two stood there for a few minutes. Fred suddenly understood just what was being said but didn’t quite believe it.

“What, are you insane? Or is this just some stupid joke?” Fred couldn’t help but feel he was being teased. It wouldn’t be the first time.

“Please. I’m being serious.” Watari sounded wounded. To the knight, the situation was too absurd. He started to leave, determined to forget that the farce had ever happened. But, he found Watari was standing in his way.

“Fine. I’ll prove it to you.” Said the ninja, a scary tone in his voice. Watari pulled the mask down from his face with the one hand. Fred felt his breath catch for a moment. Watari was really beautiful. Beautiful and at that moment a little scary. Fred snapped out of his musing.

“Please, get out of my way.” He tried to get around the ninja, but it proved fruitless. In flash, Watari slung his leg against Fred’s heel causing him to trip. Fred fell hard on his back. Watari sat down on top of him, straddling his hips. Fred felt a blush rise to his cheeks.

“What do you think you’re doing? I demand you get off of me at once!” Fred said as he tried to push Watari off. Only to find that Watari had both his wrists in a death grip. He was surprised that the ninja was so strong. Suddenly Watari’s face was only a breath apart from his. A devious look crossed the ninja’s face.

And then Watari bridged the gap and kissed him. Fred froze up, unused to the situation. The kiss was warm and pleasant and Fred couldn’t remember what he was supposed to be angry about. He felt all the strength go out of his limbs and stopped trying to get out of Watari’s grasp. Then the kiss was broken.

“So what do you think of me now?” Asked Watari. Fred lay there, trying to register what had happened. And then it came to him. He violently shoved Watari off of him and left the scene as fast as he could. Watari sat there a few minutes. “That wasn’t what I planned, was it?”
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To Be Continued…