AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey all! While going through my old account, I actually found a couple of old stories/thoughts for this ship that I have written probably a year or two ago. I never finished actually writing the stories that I envisioned, but seeing them and reading them now made me decide to expand on some of them. It would be a shame if my ship head canons for these two remained private.
However, as a result, it has been awhile since I have watched the anime, so some details are a little fuzzy for me. Forgive me if they end up being too OOC or too UNCANON! No matter how old I get, I have a distaste for things like that.
I would like to warn all who decide to venture to this story. This piece is going to be a VERY SLOW BURN so romance is going to crawl at a snail's pace. I tend to like writing couples with this kind of pacing, since I get easily embarrassed writing heavily romantic and sexual things xD
Anyways, hopefully I did this ship some justice and I hope you guys enjoy!
"Hey, thanks for meeting up with me."
Mariya Saijou tucked her hair behind her ear as she fidgeted a little. She felt slightly embarrassed, remembering how she asked the boy in front of her to meet her in front of a particular bench in the park.
Makoto Sunakawa has always been a man with few words, so he shrugged his shoulders in response.
"No problem. I figured it was important due to how I received your message."
Saijou felt her face flush in embarrassment at her own obliviousness as she recalled how she contacted him. It looked like a classic love confession, her delivering a letter at Suna's locker that told him that she needed to talk to him in the park at the bench where he comforted her. It did not occur to her how romantic it seemed until she heard the teasing of her friends. Albeit, she wondered how she did not predict this sort of implication.
Even now, the scene seemed right out of a typical romance anime. The day was bright and sunny, leaving in its wake a clear blue sky with little clouds in sight. The trees were gently rustling, shedding occasional flower blossoms as the wind caressed their hair.
She abjectly admitted her logic at the time. "Yes, it was rather dramatic, but I was unsure how to reach you otherwise. It is hard enough that we do not have the same classes anymore, but we rarely cross paths. I figured that a letter in your locker would be the best way of communicating privately."
Understanding her intentions, he placed his hand on the back of his neck and nodded. The girl cleared her throat in preparation, as Suna waited patiently for the girl to get around to the purpose of their meeting.
Saijou knew that she needed to get to the point so she explained, "Well, I never felt like I properly thanked you for comforting me that day. It was really kind of you, so I just made you some cookies."
With that, she brandished out a simple bag of freshly baked cookies tied with a white ribbon and presented it to him.
Trying to reassure the boy to accept her gift, she added, "I asked Yamato-chan to make sure that you liked this kind of cookies."
Suna felt surprised. He knew that Saijou kept in touch with Takeo from time to time but not Yamato. It would normally leave some tense tension between the two due to them liking the same guy.
"You guys talk?"
Saijou smiled as she responded, "Not often, but we do message each other from time to time. I ran into her some time ago and we ended up exchanging phone numbers."
Suna felt glad how the whole situation with Takeo and Saijou diffused, even with the conflict between Yamato and Saijou. It could have been a lot worse and could have caused a lot more drama, but it did not. The situation was maturely settled and he was grateful it was.
He smiled at her words and reached out to accept her present.
"Thank you Saijou-san for your consideration. I appreciate it."
She laughed a little as she commented cheekily, "Don't thank me yet. You haven't tried them yet."
"Then, do you mind that I try one right now?"
"Of course, I gave them to you for a reason."
They both sat down on the bench on opposite ends, keeping a respectful distance away from each other. Unwrapping the bag, Suna took one cookie out and bit it.
He coolly gave a small nod of approval and complimented, "I like it a lot. You made it very well."
Saijou laughed out of relief.
"I'm glad! I was worried that I messed up the recipe or you would not like it."
As they sat on the bench, they caught up with each other, talking about how things have changed the last time they have seen each other. It has been some time since they interacted.
Time passed and soon, it became rather late. Suna, noticing how the skies have gotten darker, offered Saijou to walk her home. She politely declined, stating how her house is not far from the park so it would be unnecessary.
"You're always offering to help me. I appreciate it, but hey, if you need anything, just let me know. I would be more than happy to help," she smiled.
She waved cheerily, remarking, "See you around!" and he waved back as they both went their separate ways.
AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS:
Thank you for sticking with me! I wonder how many people would actually read this, ehehe.
The way this story is going to be structured would not be in chronological order. I want each moment that I write to be scattered, so the readers are free to use their imaginations to imagine their interactions before and after each moment! Maybe each moment in this story where they've seen each other at the iconic bench were two years apart? Or only a month? Yay for slow burn!
Although, I admit, the way that I wrote each moment was in chronological order so I wonder if you guys would be able to piece out my thoughts~
One of the reasons why I never fully elaborated these thoughts before is because of how hard it is for me to write Suna and Saijou's characters. Saijou, especially, was difficult because I had to make many assumptions about her personality through only 2 episodes. I think I get a gist of who she is, but it was hard analyzing her motives/personality through the few interactions she had.
Additionally, I can totally see Suna being asexual and Saijou not being interested in Suna, period, but I can also see them together as well. Curse all of those glances and hints that the anime/manga seemed to drop! It got me on board and it never sailed... but hey, that is what fanfiction is for!
I apologize if I made any errors in grammar or anything technical, but this was just a quick way of me of releasing all of my shipping feels. Hopefully you guys enjoyed it! If not, I'm sorry TT^TT