Author's Notes: I'm not crying what do you mean I'm crying? It's worse because I was listening to a piano version of Shinigami Record while writing this.
Rating: K+
Word count: 451
Disclaimer: I do not own Kagerou Project~ I wrote this fic for feels because I was in a mood. All characters belong to Jin and co.
There's a rumor that in the forest of the village.. there's a monster. They say the monster takes the form of a woman who is short with long, dark, thick black hair and deep red eyes. Some people spread rumors that she eats people and others say that she makes you her servant. We call her a "Medusa" because of the scales on her skin and the snakes that accompany her. And from people I've learned that "Medusa" is to be feared. People have gone to fight her... and people haven't come back. My family says that we should be scared of her, that we should fight her. They all say that she can and will hurt us... And I'm not very smart... or very brave... but I think that maybe she needs a friend. Maybe all that she knows is violence and loneliness. We say that she's a monster because she hurts people but she's only hurting those who go to her with the intentions of murder. So I know that I'm not very strong. I'm not very brave. I don't think you can pretend to be those things. Those things are a part of you. I don't know how to be strong or brave. But I do know how to be kind.
It was hard. I came to you and at first you saw me as a threat. But I was willing to give you time. I came back day after day to see you. They say that you're a monster but you didn't hurt me even though you were scared. I think that something was growing inside of us at that time. Because you... smiled. And laughed. You frowned. You got irritated. And I was changing too. Something inside of me hurt when you did, and something tingled whenever I heard your laugh or saw your smile. And I know you feel the same way. Because the village showed me a future. But you showed me a family.
And now I'm strong. For Shion. I need her to know that this world isn't just filled with hate. And I'm brave. For you, Azami. Because I need you to know... that even though the world is against you... I love you.