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"You forgot the mention of glowsticks, or tacos, or something. You should know by now any thoughts are broken up by those things too..."
Demy had taken the offered panda, shooting a glance at Zac to be sure it was okay. But moments later it was in his hands, and the blonde finally laid down beside the other.

"Otherwise, you're still good at guessing what I'm thinking..."
He snuggled Mr. Tenebrous a bit, chancing scooting an inch closer to the other boy's body.

"Us...as in...us. Isn't it all together? B-but...more -us-, like right now, just...us. Rather than all the complications that come with them."

"I wanted to give you space....I just...I don't know. I miss you when I'm out. I miss us, I miss this, but I'm afraid of screwing it up again so I just...t-try to spend time elsewhere. ....I'm sorry they worry you..."

He tensed a bit as Zac shifted, but relaxed once he saw it was just to get comfortable and not to boot his a** out of the bed.

"I still love you...and I'm not napping."
All said with a yawn, like a child refusing to go to bed for the night so he could stay up and play instead.

The effect of mentioning Sailor Lyra was an immediate one. Zac would likely feel the blonde tense up, every muscle tightening at the mere mention of his senshi rival. And on top of that? Zink was taking over, on orders from the queen to convert her. To their side.

What. The. ********. Well he HAD been about to fall asleep.

"I...don't get why you're so interested in her. Of all of them, ALL of them...it had to be her. My rival. I don't like that..."
Each word, while obviously filled with the hate and venom that came from Demy and his counterpart Scheelite whenever talking about Lyra, was carefully picked and planned out. He was going to express hate, a lot of it. But he really was trying desperately not to piss off Zac. Not again.

"And I refuse to let anything happen to you in case she can't be...persuaded. Refuse."

...At least he wasn't up and screaming about how he wanted to rip out Lyra's guts via some interesting SAW contraption. It WAS a noticeable improvement.

"You're taking away MY. RIVAL."
He had started to growl, but immediately stopped when the other's head rested against his own. Acidic green eyes burned back defiantly. And then slowly he closed them, and turned his head a bit so he wouldn't have to stare directly into Zac's eyes. He felt more guilty going on like this when he had to face the other's gaze.
"She...was mine. Mine. You have smarts! Plans! Things go right when people listen to you! A general who adores you! What the hell do I have? And you're asking me to give up the little I do so you can convert her to our side, and I can never get rid of her like I've wanted to for so long."

This SUCKED. It beyond sucked. He wanted to snarl and yell and go hunt down Lyra right this second so he could put an end to it the way -he- wanted to. But he couldn't, because Zac was showing true emotion, and asking him not as a leader, but as a friend to do this one thing. Even if it was among the hardest things he ever had to ********>. -I- won't hunt her down, but if she comes near me Zee..."
Hopefully Zac would see just how hard a damn decision this was. How hard he was straining to keep everything in control and talk in a rational manner. Somewhat.

"I know I have you...or had...or...well we're still here figuring things you so I -have- you and this isn't ABOUT that. I know I have you, please don't act like I don't appreciate that... I brought YOU into this so you could help me, I was floundering all alone. I know..I know I have a real weapon but yours is totally useful too! Cmon man, it still confuses -me- and besides you I'm the one mostly exposed to them!"

DAMNIT why did this have to be so complicated. He thought it was totally obvious he was the one at a disadvantage when it came to being useful in the Negaverse. Though Zee had points, and he -had- to admit that they were good ones. But his were too!
"You're asking me to give up my rival, my PROJECT so that you can do yours. Okay? That is why this sucks, and that is why I might b***h to high heaven about it but ********, whatever, you have your chance."

He bit his lip, trying to draw his attention to something besides LYRA so his muscles could relax. Damnit Zee...move back closer.
"I had to beg Para to agree to be on my team. Beg. Beg. I...think that says a lot as to where exactly I stand in the Negaverse."
A pause.
"...I..m-miss Ursula. A l-lot. Not to speak ill of the queen! But....I do..."

"You're not a selfish p***k I just...god damnit I am trying to say it so you can understand, but I suck at that too. Sorry. ..I'll help if I can man."
Or if he could put his anger away long enough in her presence to not ******** things up.

"Awww cmon! Ursula was AWESOME. She was so super nice and she used to take me shopping with her and..."
Wait.

Wait.

WAIT.

"We're still dating?!"
The blonde had sat STRAIGHT back up, panda clutched to his chest and a manic grin spread across his face.

"A do over from the point we were DATING right? Not from the beginning of -meeting- because then I'd have to drag out the camera and shove it in your face and you'd have to b***h about it and it'd be a VERY LONG process to getting back to the best part. Which was us dating."
There was the rambling, the good old Demy that Zee had (unfortunately, perhaps) grown used to. The one that had been mostly mia since the time the blonde had awakened to his new world.

"Cmoooooon, I won't even be mad about...HER..ugh, as long as you give me another chance..."

"....It was the most important thing in my life. IS, if we're dating again!"
He flopped back down on the bed, manic grin still spread across his face. Dating, they could DATE again! It was one brick gathered from the wreckage of his life and put back in it's rightful place. It was a -start-.

Maybe, just maybe, he'd get through this afterall.