Futatsu No Karada Hitotsu No Kokoro
Tsunade and Jiraiya
Love Story #1
"Another drink?"
It was then did she realize just how much he truly meant to her. He was her friend, her drinking buddy, and her perverted former teammate. Just knowing that he was a part of her life meant knowing that he soon would be gone from it. She just wished it wasn't so soon.
"If I have another drink, Kami knows what you'll do to me when I pass out!"
Before he left to go meet death right in the face, she wanted to say something. The feeling in her stomach held her voice back, preventing her from even saying the first word of her "confession". A simple, "Please, return, because I want you to," or even a short, "You better not say goodbye, just 'Hello', if you know what I mean," because any of those would be her way of telling him just how much he truly meant to her.
"Do you not trust me, Tsunade? No, let me rephrase that, 'Do you still not trust me'?"
But even if she said it, he probably wouldn't understand anyway. How foolish he was to even think that he had the strength and the guts to face evil right in the face. Yet, knowing he wasn't strong, or gutsy, she let him go; the reason why, she still doesn't know. She wishes that she could go back in time and force him to stay.
"It's not that I don't trust you,"
"Then what could it be?"
It was fear that held her from even confessing how much he truly meant to her. He was special, on the odd-side, but he was special. Since the first day she met him, she could already feel how special he would become to her. Now that she knew how special special was, she wanted to ignore it and forget it.
"Don't question me, dumb ass.. why did you come here in the first place?"
She tried to, she wanted to, but she couldn't do it. Trying to ignore it made it worse. Trying to forget it made it an even more painful memory. He was always happy, and she wanted to do the same, for his sake.
"I came here because I wanted to ask for permission for a special mission,"
"What mission is it?"
With a lift of her lip, she took the first step in smiling since he left. That was almost two years ago. How time flies, but never dies. If he was always happy, she could do that same. He lived happy, she could do the same. He had happy moments after painful ones, she could do the same. He brought happiness where ever he went, then she could do the same. Best of all, despite knowing he broke a promise to her, he died happy, and she will do the same.
"You're insane—you're dealing with someone who is strong enough to keep Akastuki in line. And you are gonna waltz right into their turf?"
"Yes, I should be going…"
"I… I want you to come back alive,"
"…"
"If I lose you… too… I…"
"Are you gonna cry for me? Haha, I'm honored. I don't suppose I'll get many tears as Dan did, though,"
"…Asshole,"
"Asshole,"
She supposed she'd be more happy if they were able to change the way they though. But taking the first step to that was too late already. There was one person she claimed to be her only love. Now, there was only one person who she can claim will be her only special love.
Futatsu No Karada Hitotsu No Kokoro~ Two Bodies, One Heart.