Azure: 19
Navy: 18
It was a strange feeling, being scrutinized so openly by the child he had seen telling off his cat when he was 15. Strange to see how much Navy had changed in the three years since then.
And strange how much of a pull he was feeling towards this glowering boy.
Saying his name out loud must have snapped some pieces together in Navy's head, because the boy's expression suddenly darkened, and his fist clamped tighter onto Azure's shirt.
"This is all your fault, you prissy little child! If it weren't for you, the world wouldn't be devolving into chaos. You're too lazy to run the company your father left you, is that it!? Is that why you've run away, because people are starting to get mad at you? Expecting you to actually do things!?"
The words cut into Azure more than he would have thought, and his common sense was momentarily blinded by rage as he spat out, "Well, what about you then. Your father is alive, and yet your company is still falling apart. My father is dead; you would think our company might fall apart a little. But you? You should be doing fine. What have you been doing, eh? Sitting around hoping Daddy will come save you!?"
He felt the hand clamp around his throat, and the warmth that rushed through him shot out at the sign of agression, Navy leaping back in pain and examining his hand.
"You know?" Azure said, trying to push down the stinging in his eyes, "I tried my best. What the Hell do you think I've been doing these past two weeks since my father died? Why the Hell do you think I have these big ass bags under my eyes!?"
"Because you were fu-"
"RETHORICAL QUESTION!"
Azure sighed, massaging his temples with his fingers. "Look, I can't do magic, ok? And everyone expects everything from me, but I'm just a failure. A defect. A dud. I'm dooming humanity, Navy. I should be better-"
"Hey." Feeling a hand on his shoulder, Azure looked up to see a hard but comforting expression on Navy's face. "The world hasn't done crap for you. Why do you owe it anything?"
Azure just stared at him blankly before bursting out laughing, even though Navy had no idea what he was laughing at.
"But don't you see!?" Azure asked, grabbing Navy's hand, feeling the warmth pass through their interlocked fingers and looping around their bodies. "We have magic together. This is what the world needs."
Navy just looked at him skeptically. "Is it? Because as I recall, the first three times we used this 'magic,' we melted two guys' hands off, and you pretty much did the same to me," he said, presenting his red hand.
"Oh, does it hurt?" Azure asked, grabbing the hand and examining it.
The simple act was enough to elicit the warmth that spread throughout the face of the navy-haired boy, but it was just the magic. Probably.
Forgetting the question entirely for a moment, Navy stamered, "A-a little..."
A determined look on his face, Azure grabbed Navy's uninjured hand, dragging him back towards the building he had promised himself he would never return to. Digging his heels into the concrete, Navy cautioned, "Woah, woah, woah. Are you sure...are you sure you should be going back in there?"
Thinking for a moment, Azure put up his finger to signify an idea. A sly smirk on his face, he said, "Well, why don't we test out just what this new power can do?"