Five Forgotten Drabbles
I've written those five at the beginning of July, but couldn't post them at the time. Un-betaed because my beta is even more busy than I've been.
#84 Dusk (Aaeru/Neviril) - Private Pool
‘We should go back to the Messis, it’s already dark.’ said Neviril. She waited for Aaeru’s answer, but only heard a sigh. And, one moment after, a cry of surprise.
‘What is it, Aaeru ?’
‘You’ll see !’ The Simoun began to go down rapidly, then suddenly stopped.
‘What are you going to do ?’
Aaeru didn’t answer. She opened her windowpane, turned and smiled brightly. And let down her sybillae uniform.
Before Neviril could say anything, she had jumped.
‘Aaeru !’ she cried, looking down.
Below her, Aaeru was swimming in a small lake, hidden by the rocks all around.
‘Come in !’
#61 Sin (Kaimu/Alti) - Forbidden
Maybe it was when she felt her skin under her hands, so close and so far away at the same time. When she felt her warmth, and closed her eyes. And later she will not remember why, out of fear or pleasure.
Is it a sin ?
Or maybe it is when she can’t escape the memories, awake or asleep. When she can’t forget her body under her own. Same flesh, same blood.
Is it a sin ?
And when she avoid her gaze, when she’s angry with her even though she knows she’s right.
Is that a sin too ?
#8 School (Rimone) - Biology
An ordinary room, in an old building. It was mid-summer, and the weather was pretty hot outside ; however in the room the air remained fresh. Inside, twenty students were listening to their teacher. Well, almost twenty, since one of them wasn’t even trying.
Rimone looked through the window, narrowing her eyes so she could see the Simile in exercise over a prairie, a few miles away. She wondered when she could pilot too.
The teacher sighed. “Rimone, pay a little more attention to me ! This biology class is important for your future !”
But Rimone wasn’t listening.
#1 Toast (Rodoreamon/Mamiina) - Breakfast for two
Rodoreamon was sitting at her favorite table in the garden of her parents’ mansion. A waiter came and brought her the breakfast : eggs, marmalade, butter and warm toasts.
‘Thanks !’ she said, smiling brightly. The waiter didn’t answer. Rodoreamon was always disappointed when that happened ; she felt invisible, unreachable.
A small move in the bushes nearby caught her eye.
‘Mamiina !’
She ran to her friend with the breakfast tray.
‘Let’s eat together !’
Mamiina couldn’t avoid that radiant smile any more. She looked at the tray, then back at Rodoreamon.
‘Fine.’ she said, taking a toast.
#43 Bunnies (Rimone/Dominura) - Of Rabbit's Ears and Old Friends
‘Look ! There it is !’
Dominura looked in the direction indicated by Rimone, her crimson eyes catching what had excited her lovers’ curiosity. A small rabbit.
‘It is so cute !’ murmured Rimone.
The rabbits’ head moved at the noise, and its long ears quivered, but seeing no immediate danger, the rabbit went back to eating the tender grass.
‘It reminds me of Floe.’
‘How ?’ asked Dominura, puzzled.
‘Just look at its ears.’
At this moment, the rabbit began to jump away, and the sight of its ears jumping in rhythm, just like certain big bunches, made them both burst into laughter.
#84 Dusk (Aaeru/Neviril) - Private Pool
‘We should go back to the Messis, it’s already dark.’ said Neviril. She waited for Aaeru’s answer, but only heard a sigh. And, one moment after, a cry of surprise.
‘What is it, Aaeru ?’
‘You’ll see !’ The Simoun began to go down rapidly, then suddenly stopped.
‘What are you going to do ?’
Aaeru didn’t answer. She opened her windowpane, turned and smiled brightly. And let down her sybillae uniform.
Before Neviril could say anything, she had jumped.
‘Aaeru !’ she cried, looking down.
Below her, Aaeru was swimming in a small lake, hidden by the rocks all around.
‘Come in !’
#61 Sin (Kaimu/Alti) - Forbidden
Maybe it was when she felt her skin under her hands, so close and so far away at the same time. When she felt her warmth, and closed her eyes. And later she will not remember why, out of fear or pleasure.
Is it a sin ?
Or maybe it is when she can’t escape the memories, awake or asleep. When she can’t forget her body under her own. Same flesh, same blood.
Is it a sin ?
And when she avoid her gaze, when she’s angry with her even though she knows she’s right.
Is that a sin too ?
#8 School (Rimone) - Biology
An ordinary room, in an old building. It was mid-summer, and the weather was pretty hot outside ; however in the room the air remained fresh. Inside, twenty students were listening to their teacher. Well, almost twenty, since one of them wasn’t even trying.
Rimone looked through the window, narrowing her eyes so she could see the Simile in exercise over a prairie, a few miles away. She wondered when she could pilot too.
The teacher sighed. “Rimone, pay a little more attention to me ! This biology class is important for your future !”
But Rimone wasn’t listening.
#1 Toast (Rodoreamon/Mamiina) - Breakfast for two
Rodoreamon was sitting at her favorite table in the garden of her parents’ mansion. A waiter came and brought her the breakfast : eggs, marmalade, butter and warm toasts.
‘Thanks !’ she said, smiling brightly. The waiter didn’t answer. Rodoreamon was always disappointed when that happened ; she felt invisible, unreachable.
A small move in the bushes nearby caught her eye.
‘Mamiina !’
She ran to her friend with the breakfast tray.
‘Let’s eat together !’
Mamiina couldn’t avoid that radiant smile any more. She looked at the tray, then back at Rodoreamon.
‘Fine.’ she said, taking a toast.
#43 Bunnies (Rimone/Dominura) - Of Rabbit's Ears and Old Friends
‘Look ! There it is !’
Dominura looked in the direction indicated by Rimone, her crimson eyes catching what had excited her lovers’ curiosity. A small rabbit.
‘It is so cute !’ murmured Rimone.
The rabbits’ head moved at the noise, and its long ears quivered, but seeing no immediate danger, the rabbit went back to eating the tender grass.
‘It reminds me of Floe.’
‘How ?’ asked Dominura, puzzled.
‘Just look at its ears.’
At this moment, the rabbit began to jump away, and the sight of its ears jumping in rhythm, just like certain big bunches, made them both burst into laughter.