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He couldn't believe he let himself get so emotional. Fighting was stupid, arguing was stupid, but there he was getting all worked up. He was supposed to be banding together, not egging on a hothead who was coming at him prepared! But for the first time in a long time, Kazuki had to admit to himself that it hurt to hear. Graves didn't even have to finish the sentence--just hearing it out loud shook him. It was cathartic in the strangest way, he couldn't wrap his head around it. What the hell was wrong with him? Why would he [i]want[/i] to hear that? It made everything so much worse, it made it so much more real than he wanted to be.

Seeing Kazuma had snapped him back to reality, recognizing the situation. For fuck's sake, this was literally the opposite of what they were supposed to be doing. And once again, it was his fault. Kazuki moved between Kazuma and Graves, placing a hand on his brother's shoulder to stop him as he looked him in the eye, shaking his head. He knew he needed to properly explain himself, to get things back on track. Not that he thought there was a point--any hope of unity was shattered because of him. He had to at least [i]try[/i] to salvage it.

[color=plum]"Stop,"[/color] Kazuki said, his voice a little louder than intended. [color=plum]"Stop. Please. He's--Graves is right. It is my fault."[/color] In every possible way.

Choosing to bite his tongue and feeling like it wasn't going to help anyway, Kazuki looked directly at Graves, having to resist the urge to look away. [color=plum]"I am sorry,"[/color] He stated it clearly. [color=plum]"I spoke based on what little I know and a terrible first impression."[/color] And a bad second impression, and bad third impression...in an odd sense, he was right that that girl caused issues. Go figure. 

[color=plum]"This isn't what I--what [i]we[/i] came here for,"[/color] Kazuki made an effort to put things back on track. [color=plum]"And I'm sorry. I wanted us--[i]all[/i] of us--to come together."[/color]


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