Trio Maxwell-Chang (trio) wrote in fictionaltrio, @ 2007-08-12 02:37:00 |
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Entry tags: | fujimiya ran, weiß kreuz |
[Weiß Kreuz] Ruby
Title: Ruby
Author: Trio Maxwell-Chang
Fandom: Weiß Kreuz
Pairing or POV: Aya
If he hadn't been paranoid, he wouldn't have seen it. He couldn't have seen it from the front walk, and most wouldn't venture away from the door before letting themselves within to put up the groceries. So it should have gone unnoticed for several minutes yet, possibly longer.
...Except, he WAS paranoid, and he did leave the door to check on the rest of the house. It was habit, so long ingrained in his mind that he couldn't stop his feet from leaving the path, the bag of groceries set quietly down as he stalked into the grass to make a circuit of his home. Not long - never that. He'd grown efficient, memorized the layout and knew exactly where and when to tread.
He saw it first as he turned the corner, catching sight of light glinting off one keen edge. It seemed to wink at him, following with a ruby-gleaming, menacing flash. The red caught his attention, and he hurried forward, staring down at the blood-tinged glass before looking at the back door it was obviously from. His eyes slipped downward once more, gazing at the glass before looking at the concrete just past and wincing. One bloody, bare footprint. He didn't even have to look inside to know what had happened...
Word Count: 214