Title: Breakdown
Author: Fenikkusu Ai
Claim: Ryo Marufuji/Edo Phoenix
Table: General #2
Prompt: #1 Thunderstorm
Rating: T
Summary: In an instant, everything you believed was true could turn out to be entirely false. Warnings: Some mild language. Notes: Saiou/Edo is referenced to and a love triangle involving Count: 370.

"Edo? Edo?"

A sudden burst of noisy forked lightening caused Ryo to gasp out loud as he gripped for the wall. Seconds later, he cursed himself for this act of weakness. The mighty Hell Kaiser was frightened of lightning? Especially, when electricity was a major part of his career.

Edo was like that thunderstorm out there: angry, unpredictable, uncompromising, and could materialize out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly.

Knowing that the blue-eyed brat had a strange affinity with thunderstorms, Ryo had a suspicion and followed it outside through the French doors onto the connecting wooden deck. There, under the roiling cloud cover was Edo.

He looked pathetic there; defeated as his eyes sought out the storm and the deluge of rain soaked his hair and suit sleeves. Of course, it didn't occur to Edo to get away from the railing and go back under the shelter of the roof above so he didn't catch his death. Ryo would not be feeding him chicken soup when he got sick.

Damn, he hoped Edo wasn't getting ideas in the rain of how easy it would be to let go. It really wasn't that bad. It was just…reality.

The thing that had started the argument was still clutched in Edo's wet hand; his glaring orange cell phone. Somewhere, miles away, someone else was no doubt standing in the same rain shower—Saiou Takuma.

Why the hell did Edo have to be so truthful? Of where he was and who he was with? Now, Edo was on the verge on a breakup and a breakdown simultaneously.

"Edo?" Ryo approached his now reluctant lover.

"Get away from me!" the younger boy roared.

Ryo rolled his eyes. "Yeah. I forced you into this position. You know, now might be the time to make a grown-up decision of which man you want to spend the rest of your immediate future with." He dared to lay what he hoped a calming hand on the emotionally suffering boy's shoulder.

He was a fool for so many reasons. One, for toying with Saiou and Edo's near sanctified bond and two, for attempting to soothe the savage phoenix.

Though, he noticed Edo didn't tell him to leave after that.