STARTER CALL / SCENE PROMPTS - accepting
heartsglass asked: 037 from Kokoro 👁️
037. the edge of a cliff, overlooking the rough waves and distant sounds of approaching danger.
Kokoro was already out of breath from running by the time he found her, and Yasu's men weren't far behind, but there wasn't anywhere else left to go... but down. Hiei peered over the edge.
There wasn't enough time to climb down, even if Kokoro could manage it on her own. What he needed was a drop. One that he could manage with a burden attached, preferably without having to ruin his sword in the process. He could always use the blade as an anchor, in the cliff-side but... then he would have to find a replacement, and that was always a pain.
After a quick scan, Hiei found what he was looking for. Provided, of course, that the ledge of rock he'd just chosen was stable, and wouldn't shear on impact, sending them both crashing down into the surf. That was always a possibility.
But, he would deal with that when and if it happened. He didn't have time to waste just standing around thinking about it.
So he walked up to Kokoro, grabbed both of her hands, turned around, and yanked both of her arms unceremoniously over his shoulders.
" Hold on tight, and try not to scream. We're going over the edge. "
Although, he supposed, if she did scream, perhaps Yasu's men would believe she had simply fallen to her death, and they would finally give up on collecting their debts. Unlikely. And he would still have to deal with a human screaming in his ear. So he'd much rather she didn't.