"Hey Anzu?" Yuugi looked up to her, like always; even now, as she was about to leave to go to New York and follow her dreams of becoming a dancer on Broadway, he was still a fair bit shorter than her.
"Yes Yuugi?" She looked upon her best friend since childhood with trepidation in her hear; not only was she headed halfway around the world, but she'd be doing so without any of her friends, without him.
"There's been something I've been wanting to say for the longest time, and if I don't say it now, I'll be kicking myself over it for the rest of my life." He felt the tension within him mounting, but he had to be strong; he was able to say goodbye to Atem, he could manage this. "I love you." He said it as quickly as possible, not wanting his throat to tighten up or his tongue to get twisted on him.
"I love you too." Anzu said with a teary smile as she leaned down slightly to give him a kiss. "And I promise, when I make it big, I'll send you a front row ticket right away." Then the airline announcer made its presence known, and Anzu rushed off, holding Yuugi's love in her heart until they could be together again.
She found him, and not for the first time. At first, it seemed like fate conspired to keep her near him, to keep him on the path he had to take for the good of the world. But as he stood there at the edge of the Western Air Temple, looking out from a place he once could call home, she knew that fate had nothing to do with it.
"Aang." She put her hand on his shoulder, so strong for a boy his age. No, not a boy; no boy could ever hope to carry the burden that was his, and despite his flighty attitude, his light and cheery nature, he'd had to grow up so much. Just like they all had to, thanks to the war. "Look at me."
He turned his head towards her, his big eyes reflecting her face clearly, letting her see her own feelings from his perspective. Once, there was a time when what she saw would have shocked her, surprised her, caused her to flinch back. But not this time. This time, she knew full well her own feelings for him and how they and nothing else drove her to be so close to him. "No matter what, I will always love you."
Then she kissed him, just as he had to her just before the Day of Black Sun Invasion.
"Ms. Arisugawa, I believe you are trying to seduce me." Miki Kaoru said in an effort to try and defuse the tension of the situation; it was plainly clear that Juri had indulged in some alcohol at the behest of one of her mother's guests and was not being herself.
"As though you'd mind, Mr. Kaoru." Juri spoke with a laugh and a blush on her face, definite symptoms of uncharacteristic intoxication. "I've seen the way you look at me." She brought her arm around his shoulders and pulled him in closer. Now he was blushing.
"Juri." Now was not the time for the polite distance one used at a high-class party such as this. "Please, you really shouldn't, haven't we both made enough relationship mistakes already?"
"That's how I know this isn't one." Juri spoke with such seriousness, it almost caused Miki's heart to stop. "I've been thinking about this for a long time, and now that I've taken a little 'liquid courage', I know this is the right thing to do." Now she framed his face in her hand. "Out of everyone you've ever known, I'm the only one who's never hurt you, and I don't ever plan on changing that."
"And I..." Miki felt himself being swayed, both by Juri's forceful presence, and by the peculiarities of his own heart. "I would never hurt you either." They kissed.
"Do you really mean it?" Subaru could feel her heart swelling up within her chest, even through the monitor.
"Yes." Tsukasa summoned up all the will she, yes she, could muster. "No matter what we may look like in the real world, you're the one I love, and I want to share it with you all the time." Tsukasa couldn't help cringing just a little; Crim's advice on what to say may have worked for him, but for her, it just seemed so awkward and ill fitting.
"Thank you." They hugged, and hoped that soon they would be able to do it for real.
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Date: 2011-02-25 06:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-25 07:02 am (UTC)"Yes Yuugi?" She looked upon her best friend since childhood with trepidation in her hear; not only was she headed halfway around the world, but she'd be doing so without any of her friends, without him.
"There's been something I've been wanting to say for the longest time, and if I don't say it now, I'll be kicking myself over it for the rest of my life." He felt the tension within him mounting, but he had to be strong; he was able to say goodbye to Atem, he could manage this. "I love you." He said it as quickly as possible, not wanting his throat to tighten up or his tongue to get twisted on him.
"I love you too." Anzu said with a teary smile as she leaned down slightly to give him a kiss. "And I promise, when I make it big, I'll send you a front row ticket right away." Then the airline announcer made its presence known, and Anzu rushed off, holding Yuugi's love in her heart until they could be together again.
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Date: 2011-02-25 09:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-25 07:50 am (UTC)(a Katara confession perhaps?)
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Date: 2011-02-25 08:24 am (UTC)"Aang." She put her hand on his shoulder, so strong for a boy his age. No, not a boy; no boy could ever hope to carry the burden that was his, and despite his flighty attitude, his light and cheery nature, he'd had to grow up so much. Just like they all had to, thanks to the war. "Look at me."
He turned his head towards her, his big eyes reflecting her face clearly, letting her see her own feelings from his perspective. Once, there was a time when what she saw would have shocked her, surprised her, caused her to flinch back. But not this time. This time, she knew full well her own feelings for him and how they and nothing else drove her to be so close to him. "No matter what, I will always love you."
Then she kissed him, just as he had to her just before the Day of Black Sun Invasion.
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Date: 2011-02-25 08:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-25 09:13 am (UTC)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ms. Arisugawa, I believe you are trying to seduce me." Miki Kaoru said in an effort to try and defuse the tension of the situation; it was plainly clear that Juri had indulged in some alcohol at the behest of one of her mother's guests and was not being herself.
"As though you'd mind, Mr. Kaoru." Juri spoke with a laugh and a blush on her face, definite symptoms of uncharacteristic intoxication. "I've seen the way you look at me." She brought her arm around his shoulders and pulled him in closer. Now he was blushing.
"Juri." Now was not the time for the polite distance one used at a high-class party such as this. "Please, you really shouldn't, haven't we both made enough relationship mistakes already?"
"That's how I know this isn't one." Juri spoke with such seriousness, it almost caused Miki's heart to stop. "I've been thinking about this for a long time, and now that I've taken a little 'liquid courage', I know this is the right thing to do." Now she framed his face in her hand. "Out of everyone you've ever known, I'm the only one who's never hurt you, and I don't ever plan on changing that."
"And I..." Miki felt himself being swayed, both by Juri's forceful presence, and by the peculiarities of his own heart. "I would never hurt you either." They kissed.
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Date: 2011-02-25 09:21 am (UTC)This wonderfully done and they were both very true to their characters! The ending was especially adorable.
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Date: 2011-02-25 08:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-25 09:24 pm (UTC)"Yes." Tsukasa summoned up all the will she, yes she, could muster. "No matter what we may look like in the real world, you're the one I love, and I want to share it with you all the time." Tsukasa couldn't help cringing just a little; Crim's advice on what to say may have worked for him, but for her, it just seemed so awkward and ill fitting.
"Thank you." They hugged, and hoped that soon they would be able to do it for real.