(Naruto) of doubts and delays
Title: of doubts and delays
Author: Agent Kuma-chan (smakn)
Summary: It’s a promise she can’t understand but she holds it all the same.
Rating: T
Prompt: July 24th // experience
Warnings: AU universe
Note: This one technically comes before the July 23rd piece. The title is a little deceptive, but it’ll have to do.
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“It’s only for a year.”
He nods, his eyes dark and silent. It’s the grim line of his mouth that gives him away and she grabs his hands quickly before she loses the nerve. “I’ll be back before you know it.” Her fingers weave through his and she tries to imprint this memory into her mind, tries to sear it into her skin.
There is something heavy in her chest as she stands there with him, waiting. Her luggage is already in her compartment and she knows it isn’t too long before she has to join it.
“I’ll write.”
And still he does not speak. The whistle cries behind her, shrill and insistent, and she moves to unwind her fingers from him.
He clenches his hands tighter for a moment, pulling her closer. “Soon.” It sounds like a promise from him, though she can’t claim to understand his words. It’s enough that his lips brush hers and she’s back on the train, watching him shrink into the distance.
Soon.
She wishes she could believe it.