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
