Author's Note:Don't own, don't sue!
Flying. It felt just like flying. My heart racing, my face flushed with pure exhilaration. There was no feeling better than this. After all this time, to stand in his arms knowing I was loved, regardless of time or place. Regardless of who we were or how there might not be another day for us.
Oh the irony. Why do the most beautiful moments always feel like a hazy wisp of candlelight? I wanted this moment to last forever, but I was far too cynical to bask in it, recognizing that tinge of uncertainty, the near certainty that it would all disappear in an instant. Why we were even indulging ourselves in this very moment was beyond me. What we were doing now would hurt tomorrow. Tomorrow as I turned back to watch him from a distance, tomorrow when I would leave with no promise of ever after.
I never intended to fall in love with him. And when I realized that I already had, I fought with every fiber of my being to take my heart back. It seemed absurd to invest any ounce of emotion in something that would only end in heartbreak. But although I tried as hard as I could, it seemed all my attempts were futile.
So today I stopped denying and avoiding. And standing in his too tight hug with his strong arms holding me so desperately, it suddenly didn't matter that I could only ever have one day with him. He loved me. Today was enough. One day was all I needed. I would love him beyond tomorrow. Even when I had moved far away and become a distant memory for him, my heart would always be his. I knew this with certainty.
Our story was simple enough. We met as children, became friends and laughed and cried together for years until finally realizing that it wasn't just friendship between us. Of course, an uncomplicated trouble free love story just had to elude us, and it is only now, when we would finally be separated that our emotions could not be hidden. Like a tap that had been slowly turned on, all our pent up love and affection for each other poured forth from our hearts. Although silent and unwillingly at first, the newly unleashed passion gradually turned into freely flowing torrents of tender words.
Today was enough. I don't want more from you. I found myself whispering into his neck.
But I don't want to be without you. I don't want anything other than you Ino.
Such simple words, such intense emotions contained. I stared at him almost dreamily; feeling like nothing existed beyond me and him. Feeling like time had stopped.
When did you become so romantic Shika?
Troublesome woman.
The innocent pink tinge that had crept over his cheeks was incredibly endearing and he was unable to hide the tenderness on his face with his typical irritated scowl.
I wondered whether I would really be able to say goodbye tomorrow