xxx-Holic
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Don't own them, just play with them. Flames will be printed, and taped to cupboards to be mocked and laughed at in the mornings.
A oneshot for now.
Flower of Inevitability
The three of them lay beneath me, shaded from the afternoon sun. I marvel as each of their legs sprawl out in different directions, careless with youth. The hairs on their youthful heads nearly touch, and their elbows nudge one another as they support necks; the connection is subtle. These three children remind me of a pinwheel in the grass. All it needs is the right breeze to start spinning in motion. All are dressed in black; petals on the flower that is Hitsuzen.
Part of me wants to reach down and pluck each petal off and scatter it to the wind. I would start with the girl, because though her intentions are seeping with good, she is, and always will be, the catalyst of misfortune. Her smiles are everyone else's bad luck. But such is the balance of nature.
Next I would have to pluck away the tall boy; for no other reason than I would have to go through him to reach the last one. Oh, that sumptuous delicacy protected by this boy. I sense a great devotion behind those amber eyes. It burns so hot; I might be scalded in any attempts to remove him. Such desire is dangerous to with hold. I admire his reserve.
But let's say that I do avoid those fires and discard his corpse alongside hers. What would that leave me? The prize. The last of the petals would be the sweetest. Unaware of his need for the burning one, this petal would be bare and ripe for the picking. How delicious. Perhaps a small part of him knows this vulnerability, or else he wouldn't be staring at me this whole time. There's that nervous twitch that sets his eyes a light with fear. I hear his pulse from here.
What I wouldn't give to hold these petals in my cold hand. Alas, the stem of this flower is too mighty for me. Someone of greater power will have to cut her down. Until then my petals… I'm watching.
-xxxHolic-
" What's wrong Watanuki? Do you see something up in that tree? Is it a bird?"
" N-no, it's nothing. I thought I saw a butterfly…"
" Oh, those are so pretty!"
" Himawari-chan is so kind to ask though!"
" Well, I did hear that idiots stare vacantly."
" WHY ARE YOU EVEN HERE?"
"Oh, shut up…"
End.