i.

she hadn't seen her

since after that final battle

(well, she hoped that it was the final one)

they hadn't come face-to-face

since the funeral

since the time when a part of parvati

had been l. o. s. t. forever

[because she was gone]

{but she was still here}

and when parvati was with her

(lavender, that is)

she felt

COMPLETE

she felt

at home

ii.

but, now

parvati thinks

maybe she was a bit too forward

with lavender

she was clearly taken aback

by parvati's actions

{i mean}

any normal person

wouldn't w-a-l-k right up to

their perfectly normal friend

{girlfriend}

and ask her out

-kissing- her in front of everybody

would have been enough to scare anyone away

parvati didn't realize that at the time

so maybe parvati scared her away

oops

iii.

may comes again

and parvati visits her grave

in her memory

she lays flowers down

(parvati's always loved flowers)

she gives a bouquet to her

every. month.

parvati kneels at the stone

that just sits there

marking {yet another} grave

of {yet another} dead person

who died in {yet another} war

what's so different about padma?

nothing

(not according to the rest of the world, at least)

but according to parvati,

the loss of padma

(if only parvati was there

she could have saved her)

was the loss of everything

that meant something

.well.

almost everything

.

the day goes by

sUn RiSeS

SuN sEtS

and still, parvati sits

a. l. o. n. e.

iv.

another year

p-a-s-s-e-s

parvati still sends flowers for lavender

at this point, parvati wonders

if it hasn't all been just a {mirage}

simply [wishful. thinking.]

just another D^R^E^A^M

that got stuck in the clouds on the way down

But.

No, she couldn't have seen.

No.

YES!

lavender walks meekly

to parvati

and kneels down next to her

'and'she'casts'

"orchideous"

and lays down

flowers. for. padma.

v.

"you know that i still love you, lav"

"yes.

"the thing is, you don't know that I love you"

parvati attemps to hide her shock

after all these years?"i'm sorry, lav.

''sorry i embarrassed you.

"sorry i didn't see your shame."

"parvati, i'm sorry. i tried; i tried to protect her, but i couldn't. it's my fault, parvati."

tears formed in the eyes of the girls kneeling on the grave

"lav, i know. i'm sorry, too. i miss her, but i missed you.

"i need you, lav. don't leave me. please"

lavender didn't reply.

lavender kissed parvati.

parvati kissed lavender.

vi.

all she ever wanted

was a wife.

happiness.

somewhere she belonged

and felt at home

she never did care for boys.

she was never bothered to have children

or

the 'picture-perfect' life

she only wanted

someone to lOvE

(someone who lOvEd her)

a fairy tale ending

where her princess came to save her

no one tells stories like that

princess saving the damsel in distress

and they fall in love and live happily. ever. after.

parvati didn't want to be 'perfect'

she wanted to be happy.


for:

Slash/Femmeslash Boot Camp: Wishful Thinking

Fanfiction Tournaments Competition: Round 6, inspired by the quote: "I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple of kids, a dog, maybe a bit of singing..."

Poem Boot Camp: Wonder

Broaden Your Horizons Challenge: AU

Freeverse Prompt Challenge: Dream

If You Dare: Prompt #154: Someone to love