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[Have an Asch, curled up in bed, waking up from a nice cozy rest because of something feeling amiss. He's used to having two familiar presences always nearby. Guy isn't around, but he expects that (he's looking for Ciel with Meryl, he'd mentioned it earlier), and has no reason to worry. And ever since his first kidnapping with the Malnosso, Luke has been an ever-existent presence somewhere in his mind, at the back or the fore, depending on the strength of the link at the time. But now-

His eyes widen, and he sits straight up in bed, shoving the covers off and focusing intently for a moment. It's pointless - the connection's been severed.

Luke's gone.]

....dammit... dammit...!

[Time to curl up and try to go back to sleep. Maybe it's some sort of bad dream...]

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[Cue Guy bursting as quietly as possible into Asch's room, moving to shake him.]

Asch-

[Asch stirs after a moment, then buries himself a little deeper into the blankets.]

I know.

[Guy starts, and is about to demand why Asch is just laying there if he already knows when it hits him.]

...then...then he...?

[Asch shivers, curling up into a ball and nodding slightly.]

I can't feel him anywhere. I can't call him.

[Guy stands for a bit in shock before sitting down with a whumf on the edge of the bed.]

...he went back.

[It's a harsh realization, spoken aloud. Asch can't stand to repeat it or agree, so he buries his face to the pillow, his voice muffled.]

My head hurts... it's so empty but it's so damned loud...

[Guy's fingers clutch the blankets beside his legs. He wants to comfort Asch, but his throat constricts.]

[It takes Asch a while, but finally he rolls over, reaching out to grip Guy's hand like a lifeline. He needs some kind of security, some sense of safety and company. Without that extra presence in his mind, he's never felt so lonely.]

Guy...

[Guy shakes his head to clear it as Asch takes his hand; whatever he was feeling, it had to be worse for Asch. He'd had Luke in his head for the longest time, after all.

Guy turns, tugging Asch up against him.] Sorry.

[Asch doesn't resist, letting Guy pull him up and just slumping against his side, eyes closed.]

...I thought I'd be grateful...

[A stupid, pointless statement. He's grasping for familiarity and he knows it.]

[Guy doesn't bother correcting Asch, and just rests his cheek atop his head.

Luke was going to come back, back in Auldrant. He'd promised. And if they had to go home...Guy would find a way to bring Asch with him. For all of their sakes.]

[Asch tightens his grip, burying his face in Guy's shirt. What can they do? Luke's disappearance has made him all the more possessive of Guy, but the Malnosso have already demonstrated that it's easy to separate all of them. He'd been sent home, and now it's Luke's turn.

What next? Are they going to lose everything? It is just a matter of time before their little makeshift family is split apart?

Again?]

I don't know what to do.

[Saying something like, "there's nothing we can do," would not only be pointless, it would be kind of insensitive as well. But Guy's not sure if Asch is expecting an answer out of him or not. Instead he just wraps his other arm around Asch and hugs him closer.

Just how unstable their situation in Luceti was became painfully clear with Luke's disappearance. At any time, they could be sent back. And if Asch was sent back...he'd be dead.]

[Asch doesn't really need a response, nor is he looking for one. He just wants to indulge in a little company and comfort, something he takes without fighting so rarely.

He wants his replica back, too, but he's not about to ask Guy for something he can't deliver.]

We'll... [Guy clears his throat, tries again.] We'll get him back. There's a way to do it, we know that already. We just...have to find it.

[Asch isn't about to dare hoping - that's Guy's job.]

They might bring him back without his memories. Like they did with you.

And they might not. [Guy shook his head.] Even if they did, Asch...I mean, look at me. Didn't I start off hating you? If you can turn me around, then Luke -he already cares about you, he wouldn't...say no to getting to know you better.

[He knows that. Of course he knows.

...But still...

He bows his head.]

I guess so.

[Guy purses his lips, rests his chin atop Asch's head again.] ...the only thing we can do is grin and bear it. Or...maybe just bear it. And wait until we can fix things ourselves.

[Asch responds with a slight bark of laughter, which he cuts off because of the choke in his throat attached to it.]

Grin and bear it. Right.

[How was he supposed to live with this emptiness?]

[There's a white head of fur poking over your window.]

[BRB BURIED UNDER BLANKETS.]

[WELL HOW THE HECK AM I GONNA GET IN THERE.

Okay fine, she taps at the window and gives a familiar "Aroo".]

[....What was-

...Oh. The dog. Ammy. Right...]

...Hold on.

[A distraction is probably good for him right about now, so Asch forces himself out of bed and heads over to open the window. He looks a little worse for wear, but it's not like he's been crying his eyes out. Just... pained, really. And a little lonely.]

What're you doing here?

[And she jumps right in that window and to the floor, right near his hand, and she looks up at him with concern. It's obvious that something's wrong, and when it's obvious, that means something's really wrong.]

[Since no one else is around, and Luke isn't there to poke at his mind and see what he's doing, Asch just goes ahead and kneels down beside her, winding an arm around her fluffy neck and burying his face into her fur. There's little sense in beating around the bush when he knows exactly what he wants right now.

Besides, Ammy won't judge him. He's allowed to feel conflicted about this... right?]

[Of course he is. Ammy doesn't know what's wrong nor does she expect him to say so; She just rests her chin on his shoulder and leans on him. There are times when words don't need to be exchanged, after all, especially in her case.]

[That's wonderful, and he's grateful, even if he doesn't say it. He's just going to stay like that for a while.]

[Then she'll stay for as long as she's needed.]

Something wrong?

[Goddammit, why did it have to be one of Luke's friends? He doesn't want to talk to anyone, but they have a right to know...

Silence, while he debates just ignoring it. :|]

Well?

....Luke's gone.

You mean he was kidnapped?.. Or..

I can't feel him anymore. He's no longer in Luceti.

He's--

Shit!

.... [Yyyyep.]

That... That means he's going to..

[You aren't the only one not in good spirits, Asch. A certain Cheagle's "Luke" radar went off and after seeing he was nowhere to be found, he was rather upset and in need of some form or comfort.

Because he doesn't want to be alone right now, guess whose door he's knocking against?]

[By then Asch has taken to roaming his room in search of distraction, though there's precious little to be found. He doesn't feel like going out, either. The knock surprises him, but when he opens the door, discovering just who had knocked surprises him even more. Luke's cheagle?]

...Mieu...

[Even in Luceti Mieu hadn't spent much time with Asch, only just warming up to the idea of him being around because he was important to Luke.

His eyes are big and teary, looking up at Asch.]

Mieu...

[...Great. Isn't Guy around? Can't Mieu have gone to him? He's spent about as much time getting to know Mieu as Mieu had for him; they'd both apparently had better things to do. He's probably only here out of desperation.

Still... it's hard to say no to something so pitiful, so he crouches down in front of Mieu and offers out his hand.]

I know, he's gone. ...You... you can sit with me for a while, I guess. If you want.

[Mieu squeaks at the gesture, little arms going around Asch's wrist and head resting on his hand. It felt better than curling up in Luke's cold, lonely room.]

You miss him too, don't you, mieu?

[Asch holds still, letting the little cheagle hold on to him. There's no harm in doing so. And he'd never realized how soft his fur was.

...What a weird thing to notice.]

...I do.

[That information will probably make it to Luke eventually, but Asch can't really bring himself to care too much. Luke's gone, and back in Auldrant Asch himself is dead. Who is he hiding from anymore?]

[Mieu nuzzles Asch's hand at the answer, calming down a tad.]

Lots of people miss Master then.

Miieu...

[Asch purses his lips, then reaches out his free hand to pat Mieu's head awkwardly. He's gotten better with animals since meeting Ammy, but he has a ways to go.]

He's the type of person that others get along with easily.

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