Daggers and Roses

Respect. That’s the only thing that he ever asked from those around him. Most people tended to underestimate him because he wasn’t as intelligent as most people. Hell, even his friends sometimes doubted his ability, but at least he had their respect. From most of them, at least. It always was difficult to understand the quietest of their group, the dark haired information dealer. To tell the truth, he admired the brat for his amazing intelligence, but likewise he pitied him for the hell he must have endured to become the person he is today. The ex ninja never was open with feelings or talkative at all for that matter. And that bugged him. It bugged him that he couldn’t convince the dark haired boy that he wanted to be family. Nothing in the world could make him happier than being accepted from the one who constantly insulted and degraded him. To be able to wash away the pain and suffering from his life and replace them with happiness and joy. But the other would simply pass off any attempt of friendliness with jokes and insults. Not that he minded butting heads with Jay, but he always felt that he would never be anything more that ‘that idiot bandit’ to him. Maybe their daily exchange of insults was their way of acknowledging each other. But to Moses, that wasn’t enough. He wanted Jay to realize that he had family. Family that cared for him, wanted to keep him from danger, and most of all to love him. Now some might say that Moses wasn’t the brightest, but he made up for it in persistence. And he wasn’t going to give up until he got results.





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Okay, chapters will pick up in length after this one.