One Night in the Black Valley (Mai-Otome, Natsuki/Mai, #167 - Hero(ine))
Title: One Night in the Black Valley
Author: siliconhero
Pairing: Natsuki/Mai
Fandom: Mai-Otome
Theme: #167 - Hero(ine)
Rating: G
Word Count: 250
Notes: Spoilers for anime episodes 22-23.
Crossposted to 31_days.
You told me you would sleep on it before you went away.
The next thing I knew, you were gone...disappeared into the mountains without a trace.
For several years, I waited...hoping that you'd come back and explain why you made that decision.
But then, I lost my home, and I had to find a place to hide until things blew over.
That's when I found you again. You were just as cheerful as the day I last saw you.
I ask myself, "How can you still smile at a time like this, when everything around us is falling apart?"
And then, as I hold on to you, I hear you whisper, "I don't know...I just have this feeling."
When you say it like that, it sounds almost too easy. Still, I can't be mad at you forever. You did give my friends and I food and shelter these last couple of days. And best of all, I finally found the courage to tell you how I've felt about you all these years. I probably jumped the gun a little bit when I asked you to kiss me before I went to bed, but I figure that if I'm going to die, I want to be able to leave this world without regrets.
"I'm sorry for making you worry like that. I promise I won't do anything like this ever again."
I'm going to hold you to that promise, Mai, no matter what it takes.
Author: siliconhero
Pairing: Natsuki/Mai
Fandom: Mai-Otome
Theme: #167 - Hero(ine)
Rating: G
Word Count: 250
Notes: Spoilers for anime episodes 22-23.
Crossposted to 31_days.
You told me you would sleep on it before you went away.
The next thing I knew, you were gone...disappeared into the mountains without a trace.
For several years, I waited...hoping that you'd come back and explain why you made that decision.
But then, I lost my home, and I had to find a place to hide until things blew over.
That's when I found you again. You were just as cheerful as the day I last saw you.
I ask myself, "How can you still smile at a time like this, when everything around us is falling apart?"
And then, as I hold on to you, I hear you whisper, "I don't know...I just have this feeling."
When you say it like that, it sounds almost too easy. Still, I can't be mad at you forever. You did give my friends and I food and shelter these last couple of days. And best of all, I finally found the courage to tell you how I've felt about you all these years. I probably jumped the gun a little bit when I asked you to kiss me before I went to bed, but I figure that if I'm going to die, I want to be able to leave this world without regrets.
"I'm sorry for making you worry like that. I promise I won't do anything like this ever again."
I'm going to hold you to that promise, Mai, no matter what it takes.