Summary: In which we'll see Misao struggle with differences between herself and Aoshi, only to realize that those differences can be what they have in common. Aoshi manages to surprise her. *waves A+M flag proudly*

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.

Misao is a favourite character of mine, mostly because she's strong, mentally and otherwise. Her cheerfulness is there to lighten everyone's mood and create some humour into RK. But underneath that cheerfulness so is there also a great deal of melancholy, longing and wishes. And aren't Aoshi and Misao just adorable together?

Sets: Sometime after the Kyoto-arc.

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Snow's Pureness – A ficlet in Misao's POV by Maaya

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It is snowing again. The sky is literally weeping from it, kind of as if it was sad. It usually doesn't snow very much around here, only enough to barely cover the ground and decorate the trees for a while until the sun shows up again and everything melts away into a mere memory.

I like snow. It is cold and sad, clear and heavy, all at the same time. Kind of like Aoshi-sama.

He is the same in a quiet way I can't really explain. But the horrible part is that if Aoshi-sama would be snow, then people would dub me sun and it is sun that kills the snow. It is sun that makes snow go away.

I'm afraid that we are just too different to be together sometimes, and that those differences will make it impossible for us to be together.

I suddenly realized I was alone. Looking around wildly for a while, I finally spotted his tall back and ran to catch up with him. "Hey, wait up for me!"

He didn't answer me, but I wasn't really expecting it anyway. We share some kind of quiet understanding underneath his silence and my talking. He looked down at me briefly and I smile up at him as our eyes met. His ice-blue orbs soften a little and even though a normal person wouldn't notice, he slows down just a little. I laugh at him.

"Aoshi-sama, what do you think snow reminds you of?" My question was carefree and cheerful, but it didn't mean I wasn't curious about his answer. I wasn't sure if he would give me one though. He only says something when it means a lot to him.

We walked through the snow-clad landscape in silence for a moment and I was just going to give up waiting for him to say something when he suddenly spoke, his tone soft.

"Snow reminds me of you."

"Eh?" I stopped and stared at his continuing back for a second. That wasn't an answer I had expected. I ran to catch up on him again. "Me? What do you mean?"

He there wasn't a quiet moment this time. "Snow is pure." He said, simply, as if stating that rain was wet. I could only stare at him for a long while, before something forced the corner of my lips upwards.

Maybe we weren't as different as snow and sun after all.

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The End

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Maybe I should have put a sap-warning on this one? But aww – the A+M pairing is just too sweet for words!