ceria (ceria) wrote in demilos_wagon, @ 2008-01-16 17:21:00 |
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Entry tags: | drabble prompt 2 |
Title: Reflections
Author: Ceria
Character/Pairing: Azkadellia, Jeb
Prompt: Magic
Rating: R for implied content
Word Count: 200 - couldn't do it with just one.
Warnings: Implied knifeplay
A/N: Thank you, r_grayjoy for beta'ing this for me.
Did I mention I don't own the characters or universe? Not makin' any money from them either.
She couldn't bear looking in a mirror any longer. Every time she did, she only saw the ugliness of the witch flitting across her expression. The hag might be dead, but she left behind fifteen years of destruction in the O.Z. A decade and a half of pain, broken families, iron suits and murders in her wake.
Unable to sleep at night, the only thing left for Azkadellia to do was wander the parapets. She still couldn't atone for her actions - until she stumbled across Cain's son. Speaking of broken families…
"I caused her death, you know."
"Zero murdered her."
"I told him to do it. Do you think he acted on his own?"
"Why are you telling me this?"
Without hesitation, she withdrew a knife from the folds of her dress, smiling when Jeb's eyes lingered on her breasts.
"I can't sleep. All I see is the witch."
"What do you want me to do?" he asked, his expression intrigued.
"Help me to sleep."
"Just like that?"
"Well, if you need motivation…" She slapped him twice.