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[CLOSED] he's always so dramatic, isn't he?

Who: Adam & Blake
What: His temper has gotten the better of him and it's up to Blake to calm him down.
Where: Vale gate, out in the forest of Forever Fall.
When: Backdated to the 10th (rly backdated yo)

[he had been out there for hours already, just hacking and slashing at any grimm that dared to come his way. they were drawn to negative emotions, so of course they came in large herds, in packs, all baring their teeth and wanting nothing more than to rip up the man in question. he didn't care, he just.... couldn't bring himself to care about much right now.

all he did was draw out his blade from its precious sheath, and he was able to take down each of them with one swing. one direct hit, one critical strike. but as the hours dragged on and he grew more tired, his anger didn't seem to go away. he still felt it inside of him, bubble and boil until he was practically seeing red- and it showed even in his aura. whenever he turned to strike at a grimm, his hit was so hard that he had activated his inner dust mechanics. his hair glowed, his mask, his clothes did as well- and his slashes soon took down the tall trees in the area.

no, relax... relax, he kept on telling himself. he needed to calm down, he just had to.... but once again his temper was raging and there was no way to stop it. after he had taken out yet another grimm, he put his weapon away and was now breathing heavily. twelve hours was how long he had been out here, and he still showed no signs of becoming better.

adam took out his sword again, he yelled at the top of his lungs and he cut down a nearby tree. he heaved, he shook his head, and he sheathed his sword once the tree had fallen.

he didn't care if anyone heard that, he really didn't, but obviously someone must have.]

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[She had been told about the Grimm in the forest along with the portal TO said forest. It still confused her and somewhat irritated her that they had a portal to a fake home of theirs. A fake life in a chaotic world they were brought to with no choice. It's was almost cruel to dangle the familiar forest and landscapes and city streets in front of them only to deny them it for being the real thing.

Wanting to keep her skill up, still dead set on fulfilling team RWBY's promise of becoming the youngest Huntresses to emerge from Beacon, she was in the forest studying the paths of the Grimm she was hunting. It wasn't enough to outright kill them but to study WHY they wanted to kill. It was a mystery that was of great importance in their world.

She had heard the trees slicing and falling and assumed it might just be territorial Grimm but then she remembered that they usually were only hostile towards the other inhabitants of the World. Standing on her branch with the familiar floating foliage of red, she saw another tree go down along with a scream- a yell. Something a pained animal only released in acts of desperation and anger.

Squinting, she used her cat like mobility to go from tree to tree, heading to the clearing where an obviously very disheveled Adam was. They had still made their pact to not interfere in one another's lives and affairs but it was a truce she was ready to throw out the window when she saw how dirty and worn out he looked.

Her hand rest on the trunk of the tree as she stayed in it, still watching for a silent moment before braving the waters.]

Just how long have you been out here?

[it didn't take adam long to realize she was there, to sense her very presence. he was usually good at being so perceptive, due to his experience and strength, but it was different today. he was so worn out, so angry, and everything seemed to be i a dull haze to him. he just chuckled, almost sadistically, and he looked over at her with a twisted smile.

he wasn't alright.

he spread his arms when he spoke, and he shrugged a little as well.]

Wouldn't you like to know? [just perfect for her to be here. he had liked talking to her before, but now it just made this entire ordeal that much more painful for him. he shook his head, dropped his arms to his sides again and stared over at her. his smile dropped and was replaced with an irritated frown.]

Just.... don't. Not right now. I don't know if I can even talk about it. All I want to do is calm down- however being out here for.... [he looked towards the sky.] ...over twelve hours now... hasn't helped one bit.

[the entire time he spoke he panted, still unable to get his breathing under control. he was exhausted, but he wanted to keep going.]

[Near fear flickered across her eyes when she saw that twisted smile. Every fear she had that made her run away that day flooded back but she soon pushed it aside. She realized her mistake, she realized the error of her ways but she also realized the path they were on prior was one that would only lead to death. How could she blindly follow that?

His poisoned words make her squint tighter, watching him in skepticism and hesitation.

With a sigh, she stepped off of the tree and fell fluidly down to the ground, landing on her feet without error.] Fair enough. [He didn't want to talk about it, then she wouldn't bring it up unless it was on his terms.

With a small half turn, she leaned back against the tree with her arms folding across her chest. He may not want to speak, but she's not about to let a 12 hour temper tantrum completely wear him out and make him collapse in hostile territory.]

[....? what was she doing? her actions made him pause, at least for a little bit before he had to take in another breath. he was still panting immensely, but he forced himself to swallow it down and talk to her.]

What are you.... [she intended to stay and watch him? how foolish.] Blake.... go back already... I've been drawing every... every Grimm here for a while now. They can sense my negative emotions....

This isn't your fight. [and they didn't belong to one another anymore, they were no longer partners. so why should she even care? he figured she would have gone back to ignoring him again.]

This doesn't... concern you! [the rage had subsided momentarily, but he felt it come back again. his hands formed into tight fists at his sides, and he shook his head again.]

If I could- [he pointed off somewhere now.] If I could I would have gone back there and I would have done what I've been wanting to do since I got here! I would make all those.... those wretched humans pay! None of them can be trusted! Not a single one! [and he was full on yelling at her now.]

[She stayed against the tree with a small roll of her eyes. Stating the obvious? Must of been for more dramatic flare of his.] You might be on your suicidal tendencies but I can't in good conscience, leave you to a forest of Grimm after 12 hours of wearing yourself thin.

[Tilting her head, she glanced over at him and took note of his tight fists, his set jaw and the pulse of his aura that felt...off.

But he was yelling. At her, of course but not AT her. There was something else that sparked this aggression more than her mere presence. She knew his hatred for humans was clear but this was something far worse that broke him.

If he wanted to yell, he could yell. If he wanted to remain silent, he would. But she wasn't about to sacrifice his well being for his temper.]

[and still blake remained silent at his yelling. it was like something just broke inside of him, a dam that had been cracked was not about to flow, and he was going to yell about it.]

I warned her! I told her- don't go near that... that filthy Lucifer! I thought she was in trouble, I thought she actually wanted my help but.... but what? I don't even know-

[he took a step back, and he walked one way only to come back to look directly at her again. he was trying to refrain from cutting down more trees, trying to stop himself from going off and looking for more grimm. he wanted to kill, he wanted to rip and tear into those beasts, but only because he couldn't actually take the lives of the humans around him.]

But in the end... she wanted him all along. I just... [he growled, and he turned to the closest tree, punching it. hard. it cracked under the pressure of his immense aura, but he didn't feel a thing.]

I just didn't think she would go and kiss him back! [he still wasn't saying her name, he didn't even want to, because he hardly wanted to accept it.]

[Here she thought it was something else to do with that human but when the revelation became clear, transparently so. She didn't think someone could be capable of doing that, let alone to Adam of all people there. She knew Lucifer was a force to be reckoned with and that human still...?

After they had tried so hard to get her back to Adam's safety? The thought is enough to make her own blood boil and remember why she hated humans. They took and took and never gave regard to any other creature's feelings. They had hearts, they had souls and Aura's just like Humans yet they were still used as nothing more than stepping stones to further their own advances and amusement, enjoyment, pleasure, everything.

She becomes silent, eerily so, with gold cat eyes becoming near slits. Pushing from the tree, she reached back and grabbed a hold of her weapon's hilt, pulling it from the sheath.]

That's warrant enough for a fight with a human for me.

[adam finally pulled his hand away from the tree. he looked at its now cracked state from behind his mask, and it was times like these that he knew his temper was a definite problem. he really was a monster, a beast... and that would never change. he had tried to change before- but... deep down he knew what he was, too.

however he swiftly turned to her when he heard her take out her weapon. he was still breathing heavily, but he raised an eyebrow from behind his mask and gestured at her weapon.]

And just what are you going to do with that....? [she couldn't be serious.... could she...?]

[Having to take her own moment to calm her breathing, gripping her weapon rather tight, she shot him a glare before holding it up for him to see.]

What you trained me to do.

There may be things we disagree upon, but betraying emotions after you so willingly put your trust in to one of them? I cannot forgive that.

[...well wait, hold on. he had been angry, but he wasn't about to go and attack orihime over it. she didn't deserve to die, he knew he still liked her somewhere deep down- and he didn't think she should suffer. he was angry, of course, he didn't understand either... but he just needed time to think.

adam went over to her, and he shook his head.]

Put it down, I don't want you to do something like that. [honestly, if she persisted he would tackle her and take away that weapon.]

Yet this makes it better? [She snapped at him, outstretching her arms to the chaos around them of fluttering down leaves from trees with the wisps of black from decayed Grimm bodies.]

How is this any better than justice?

[With a snap of her wrist she spun her blade around before catching it tight, sharp end pointing downward as she glared at her old mentor and partner.] I might of fallen in love with someone else, but at least it was with another Faunus.

[at that, he was taken aback entirely. adam looked as though he had visibly been slapped, he stepped back and staggered slightly from her words. if only she could see what was behind his mask, she would have seen just how wide his eyes were. he felt something inside of him break yet again, and everything twisted from within.

his breathing before had been due to exhaustion, but now it hitched within his throat thanks to what she just said. he wasn't in love with a human, he just cared for her- and while he tried to tell that to blake... he knew that she was right deep down. maybe he had come to actually want to be with orihime, in some odd way, but it only came from how blake had left him before. it only happened because blake had left him, because she chose someone else, because she hurt him so much that he didn't think he ever would have healed. he was going to take that sword away from her, but now he didn't even have the energy to anymore.

wilt and blush had been in his hand but he suddenly dropped it, letting the weapon hit the ground with a soft thud. there wasn't anything else, no other sounds in the area, but he was certain that blake would hear him hold his breath. he didn't know what else to say, and all his anger had been replaced with.... with pure sorrow and agony. his heart clenched, his fingers felt numb, and before he knew it he fell down to his knees. he didn't have the strength anymore- he couldn't fight this. he had tried to be strong, he had tried so hard to keep up a tough front... but coming here....?

coming here, to genessia, had been a huge mistake.

ever since he first arrived he felt alone. he had met with people, talked with them, but even so he was still so impossibly alone. everyone he knew left him, everyone he ever cared about only ever used him. for what? the white fang used him for his strength and for glory, blake had used him up before running away, and the people here used him for his experience and his leadership skills. it had happened with orihime too, she had used him.... and now everything he had was gone.

the faunus he had once loved no longer wanted him. the human he had called an ally wouldn't stay by his side.

down on his knees he shook his head, bringing up a hand to take off his mask. he removed it, he flung it to the ground, and he tried to swallow but it was just so hard from the lump in his throat.]

You're right. [was all he managed to choke out before he leaned forward, placing his gloved hands on the ground and he stared down at the red leaves.]

I'm so sorry... [he clenched his eyes shut. what was he apologizing for? he didn't even know. he was sorry for driving her away, he was sorry for turning into a monster, he was sorry for causing her pain as well, he was sorry for letting his guard down around humans.

he just didn't know what to do anymore.]

[Once the air cleared and the silence lingered between them, Blake blinked her eyes back to normal. No longer slits of anger but regular, gold and round with worry of what she just said. The words had left her and she didn't even realize what she had said until the after effects were apparent on a Broken Adam.

That made her no better than a beast in a sense. Had she meant it or was she speaking out of anger for how someone could so easily throw away what she had wanted since she was a little girl. Feelings she had pushed down and locked away in hopes of forgetting their pain that caused her many weary nights of worry; many entries in her journal of drawings, sketches, symbols, everything that revolved around knowing if he was alive or if he was dead...

Suddenly her heart and arm felt heavy and she dropped her own weapon with her hand curling back. She was jealous and she had no right to be. From what he told her, she was horrible to him before... She didn't deserve his pity, his remorse, his affection, anything. ] I...

I'm sorry I don't...I don't know where that came from. [Carefully, and oh so silently, she took a step forward and hesitated before reaching out a hand to touch the back of his head faintly.]

I didn't mean to hurt you like that...never like that. [Blake had become used to the notion that Adam would never love her in the way she silently loved him. She made her peace despite the scars of that wound still fresh and sensitive. Her heart broke every day when he became more ruthless, more demanding of the Human's demise and every day she spent away from him with no idea how he was. Her oldest friend, her mentor...]

[he allowed her to touch the back of his head, but that didn't stop what was going on inside of him. he still felt the pain of her words, the epic sting of her confession- that she loved someone else and it was a faunus as well. he thought he had been okay with that, he figured it would be just fine if he kept on thinking he hated her.

he didn't hate her though, he had never hated her. he was just been so angry, and once the anger left.... he knew that he still loved her. he did, he didn't care to hold it back anymore either. adam looked up at her from his position on the ground, his eyes were no longer ferocious and hard, but were soft and full of hurt. she did hurt him, again, and he was just going to take it this time.]

I let you go.... [he finally started his confession to her, and this was because he was already so broken- then why not keep going? hit rock bottom, put it all out there... he just didn't care anymore.]

And I... have regretted it so much since then. I let you go because.... because I loved you, a lot. And even now I... [he lowered his head again, feeling anguish take over once more.] ...hearing you admit you loved someone else hurt me more than anything I've gone through so far.

I apologize... for being selfish and being so jealous... [he hadn't known that she had been jealous as well, of course.]

You deserve to be with whoever you choose to be with... and I had been.... keeping everything back for a very long time, I guess it all just... just exploded.

[he wanted to say it, but he kept that one back. why does everyone leave him?]

[His words seemed almost lost on her. She had thought this entire thing was about that human girl and his affections for her.The sudden confession of his emotions towards Blake though? That was something she hadn't imagined to happen at all, especially given how she had treated him prior to her recent memories of Genessia.

But, it seemed like there were no more walls to shatter, no barriers to hide behind with everything flooding out in a flurry of emotion.

She did love Sun, as odd and flirtatious as he was with everyone. Even if she did suspect him of not feeling that deep for her in return. Maybe that's why it hurt the most, too. She hadn't let herself get emotionally that close to anyone because she still selfishly hoped to see Adam again one day.

Kneeling down in front of him, she rested her hands on her legs and leaned forward to try and look up at his tired and emotional eyes. She hadn't seen them in what felt like a lifetime.]

You scared me. You scared me and I ran. I know that now... I've had that memory with me every day.

When I found out about what was happening with the White Fang, I grew...distant from my friends. I didn't sleep for days because I just- ...[No barriers.] I didn't know what happened to you.

[Now was her time to lean back and stare down, eyes focusing on nothing in particular. Just dazed and faded.] I would stare at my book for hours at drawings I did of you. Little details I tried to remember so I prepare myself for when I'd finally see you again. I didn't have any pictures...so it was the next best thing I had to remember you by. My memories.

Ever since you and I were little, I thought of you as family. You're my oldest friend... But when you became- dangerous- I panicked. I never thought someone like you could ever love someone like me. And it broke my heart.

Heh, I was in love with a beast and I wasn't brave enough to deal with it. So I ran. I never wanted to feel that again.

I locked myself away and just read. If I could just live through my stories, then the pain seemed....less.

Then I met a ridiculous Faunus who I didn't even know. He knew I was one right away, without any words or motions. I tried to bar myself away from getting close but- he is rather persistent.

[She slouched back a little more with a sigh.] I still don't know how he feels. He might just be using me to get closer to Weiss. At least that's what it seems...Everyone does it at Beacon. Why would here be any different? She's the real princess...not me.

Yet in all of that, in all of the confusion of feeling affection for him, I never once forgot about you or my feelings towards you. I loved you for so long...I just- ...I wasn't good enough.

[adam listened to her as she spoke, but he didn't even know if he could handle it at this point. he was still in pain, such agony he's never experienced before, and it was all thanks to the turmoil inside of him. this was the reason he became a monster in the first place, this was the reason he hated humans so much. because they always made him and all the other faunus feel used up and like total garbage.

but... he leaned back now so he was looking up at her properly as she went on. he learned that she still thought of him, that she drew pictures of him... and that she had loved him at some point too. so, they had both loved on another but never said anything? how cruel is that.... it's impossibly unfair.

he didn't know what else to say. she was good enough, no one should be using her, and he felt anger rise up again at the thought of another man climbing over her to get to someone else. blake put on a brave face, but he knew that she could crack so easily.

adam didn't say anything else, he simply moved over to her and he wrapped his arms around her. he didn't know if she was going to protest, he just didn't know anything anymore- but he wanted to hold her, for both of them. he buried his head just under her chin, his forehead against her collarbone and he still didn't say anything, he merely held her close.]

[Explaining all that might of been the most she had spoken to him in one little sitting together. All the time together was often in silence but that was because they knew one another so well that the littlest of looks and indications spoke words.

She had gotten it all out though. To the best of her ability and without cracking completely. Her eyes felt tired and heavy though with the threat of tears spilling but she tried to be strong. She wasn't a little child anymore... She had no time to cry and she tried to make everything hurt less by making sure she wouldn't cry.

Braving the moment, Blake looked up and over at him before she felt his weight on her from a hug. He was still ridiculously tall and his nudges nearly toppled her over but she rested an arm behind her to brace herself before circling her other around his neck.

Sad eyes looked down at him as he buried himself against her, maybe to hide away. She had done it so many times to him in their past that she knew the signs. Her heart was beating faster and rather hard, the lump in her throat still there as she held him against her with her head leaning against the top of his.]

I can't forgive anyone who did this to you. Even if it means punishing myself as well.

[the bull faunus liked this, like where he was finally- and it felt so right to him. he knew he always loved blake and wanted to just be at her side... but that was no longer the case. she didn't love him anymore, she loved another faunus and wanted to be with him instead. this would probably be the last time they could ever do this and that made his heart sink immensely.

he shook his head, hugging her tighter. he knew that she was having trouble holding him as well due to his size, but he didn't care right now.]

Don't punish yourself. Just... stay with me for a bit. [he didn't know if he would be okay after this, he might just go back to being entirely empty.... an emotionless monster. that's what he had been before, and he had no problems being that way once more.]

[Staring down at him, at least she could pretend that things weren't said to late between them.

Her hand continued to stroke the back of his head gently, tangling her fingers through his dust infused hair that had always been sort of an extra night light when they were younger. Granted their Faunus abilities were heightened by then, but having him as their walking flashlight was always fun.

The idea of him possibly going back to his emotionless self worried her. That was the Adam that had frightened her away; the ruthless killer using her for her abilities for a genocide against humans. That wasn't the one she had fallen in love with... It was the one that was holding her, practically pinning her under his weight.

She leaned her head down and rested it softly atop of his, eyes closing as she kept her warmth around him to the best of her abilities.] I feel as if I must though.

I let my fear control me, I let my jealousy have free reign, I tried to close my heart but- I failed. Sun shouldn't be blamed for this, either... I wasn't good enough for you, how can I even hope to be good enough for him or anyone for that matter.

Sometimes I just- want to be a shadow again.

I also can't forgive a human for what they had done to you. Not all are bad, I know that more than anyone. But I know you as well... to have put just the smallest bit of trust only to be betrayed? That's a crime I can't forgive... You don't ever deserve that. I just wish I could of protected you...

[he had trained to become stronger, he had used dust in so many ways for the same goal- but he felt so impossibly weak right now. he was exhausted from how angry he had been, from fighting, and now he finally let it all go and simply held blake. he enjoyed the sensations she was giving him, and he had missed this so much. the way her fingers felt through his hair, her scent, her voice... everything.

he missed it, and he wanted it back. but he would never get that. he loved her so much, and he knew to let her go.]

Blake... [he said it against her so it was still muffled.] You're better than that... better than you think. You're too good for me, so of course I never told you how I felt. I... did want better for you, so you... should be with Sun.

[as much as it pains him.]

I know not to make that mistake ever again. [to trust a human so easily, he figured this place would have been different.]

[Listening, her had still thread gently through his hair; if anything she wanted to help him calm down, feel at ease, no more anger or hurt. But she caused it... it made her no better than humans who hurt them in ways of their own gain.

She closed tired eyes and gave a squeeze, hugging him closer to her.] Nothing's written in stone yet. I told you- I don't even know if he feels the same for me.

But I can't deny that I've wanted this with you. All I want to do is try to protect you from- everything. The world, people who hurt you, yourself.

Learn from mistakes. Grow...then let it all go. If you carry it, you'll only hurt more. Until you're able to though, I want to help you.

[Opening her eyes, she leaned back and glanced down at him.] I doubt you've even remembered to eat or sleep... Don't do this to yourself. Don't self destruct...

[he just wanted to keep on holding her, listening to her words, and pretending like nothing else existed. he couldn't do that however, he was no longer the little boy that had been too shy to speak up some days.

no, he knew what he was. a high ranking officer that belonged in the white fang, and he would kill anyone that got in his way.

but he pulled away from her, looking over at her now, his bloodshot eyes trying to focus on her. as if he could let it go, as if he could let her go- he couldn't. he would keep on loving her, but.... he didn't think they should ever be together. he was too much of a beast for anyone.]

...You're the only one that seems to care. [so no, he hadn't eaten or slept. he shook his head, then he scooted back from her.] I'm... fine. I'll be fine.

[With his weight off of her, she was able to push herself back up a bit and watched him close. He looked like he was still holding things in but at this point, who could really blame him...

Frowning lightly, she touched his cheek and tried to turn his head so he would look at her again.]

You say that- but you said you've been out here 12 hours fighting non-stop.

At least rest and let me get something for you to eat.

[adam didn't shy away from her touch, he hardly even moved at all at this point.]

..Let's just head back. [he didn't have the energy to do much else right now.]

Are you sure? [She was already starting to stand, her hands outstretched for his just in case he needed a crutch. The poor thing must of really put up a fight for 12 hours.]

[he stood as well, and he tried his best to hide that stagger but he felt pretty weak right about now. he hated that feeling more than anything. he had grabbed his mask as he stood, now putting it back on and hiding his emotions once more.]

I'm sure.

You're lying again.

[She holds him steady and leaves his side for a moment, just to collect their weapons.

Returning promptly, she offers his weapon back to him, while slinging hers back over her back and tugging her hair from getting tangled with it.

Still keeping her eyes on him, worried, she held out her hand to him.] Come on...

[he took his own sword and instead of carrying it at his side, as usual, he strapped it to his back. he looked over at her with tired eyes from behind his mask, and then down to her hand.]

Do you... [he was going to ask her if she really was going to drag him back, but whatever. he sighed lightly, then started to walk over to her. he didn't take her hand however, he just gestured that they should walk back.]

I'm serious.. I'm fine. I don't need to be carried back, or anything along those lines.

[With a small sigh, she rolled her eyes and took his hand with her own, dragging him with her for the moment. He wasn't in any shape to lead or be on his own, that much she was a sure.]

I wouldn't even be able to if you somehow collapsed. You've grown too big for be to be able to carry you on my own.

[...and he's so tired he's not even fighting her. he just allows himself to be dragged, and he silently walks behind her.

he's too tired to even talk now.]

[Quietly leads him back towards his apartment, offering a glance back to him every now and then to make su re he wasn't about to fall over. She didn't release his had but kept her hold firm as, if in some way, to assure him he wasn't going anywhere.]

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