So near but so far away, you'll forever be

[mirrored_seal]

Who: motherofthesun and mirrored_seal
What: Ammy's vanished after Minako passed along Fai's message, and Minako's worried.
When: After this
Where: In the gardens
Warnings: AAAAANGST

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[motherofthesun]

How much she would like to have a cave right now; she would hide once again in it like at home all those years ago. Still, the only place she could hide was the small house on the lake. The Tea House was too public; barely anyone came here... Here, she could listen to the rain fall steadily on the roof and hide her tears.

How long ago was it now? Five months? It had been spring when they had drunken together... during the Flower Festival. Fai helped her control herself then.

For now, only Chi was with her. Shin and Hayabusa were out guarding the Gardens.

[mirrored_seal]

Scowling, Minako made a token effort to wipe the rain water from her face. How did a spaceship get rain clouds anyways? Something was defying the laws of physics... again...

Eventually, the storm just became too much for the Wild Card and, deciding to give up her search for the moment, she began to search for some kind of shelter. Fortunately for her, there seemed to be a small shack nearby. Perfect for waiting out the storm.

Ducking inside, Minako couldn't help but call out a greeting as she squeezed her hair dry. She didn't know why she bothered though- it's not like anyone would answer.

[motherofthesun]

"... You came here, Minako?"

Amaterasu didn't even look up. Minako gave off a peculiar sense whenever she was around. Chi did, but the small pup didn't bark once as she stared at the new arrival.

[mirrored_seal]

Minako jumped, startled. Well. This was convenient.

"Ah! Amaterasu-san!" She turned to smile at the other woman, though it fell at the sight of the other. She seemed so... sorrowful...

"... Amaterasu-san, are you... doing alright...?"

[motherofthesun]

"... I'm fine. Just a little upset."

Well, that was a lie. It was a little upset; she was crying so much a storm was out in the Gardens. Youmu would probably be furious with her later.

[mirrored_seal]

"Do you... want to talk about it?"

[motherofthesun]

"... If it's not too much trouble."

[mirrored_seal]

She couldn't help but giggle at that. Such a nostalgic feeling...

"Of course it's not too much trouble! Like I said, I'm always free if you want to talk. Plus, my friends always said I was a really good listener~"

[motherofthesun]

"Thank you..."

She smiled a bit, but it fell in a moment. She sighed.

"Is it wrong... for a god to love a mortal?"

[mirrored_seal]

For a brief moment, all she can think of is a young boy who only appeared during the Dark Hour, and that same boy as a man, laughing as his yellow scarf flapped in the wind. She remembered his tears, his smiles, his last whispered "I love you" before he faded into the night.

Is it wrong for a god to love a mortal? (What makes gods so different from everyone else?)

Minako looked away, and asked, "Do you regret it?"

[motherofthesun]

"... I'm not sure. It just hurts without him here..."

It's all very confusing to her. The only other she's ever grown close to had lived for centuries with her.

[mirrored_seal]

"It always hurts to lose people important to us," sighing, Minako plops onto the floor, tilting her head back to stare at the ceiling, "But I think I'd rather feel sad then feel nothing at all."

Face life and death head on. It was a belief she'd lived and died by, and she didn't regret a single second of it.

[motherofthesun]

"... Were this not the Thor, it would hurt all the more."

The sun would probably not shine for the longest time either. To be immortal... it could be so troubling. "I'm not supposed to feel this way towards a singular person, and yet, I cannot help it..."

[mirrored_seal]

What is she supposed to say to that? 'You're right', 'You're wrong'? Who is she to decide something like that.

"... You're in love with him. That's just... what love can do to us..."

[motherofthesun]

"... Maybe I just wish I had noticed before this..."

He could only say her name in that video too. She placed a hand on her chest, over her heart. It was burning again.

[mirrored_seal]

"I bet he probably knew. Fai-tan was perceptive like that."