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Unconquerable
50 Love Quotes
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Characters: Mai and Valon

15. Some things are worth waiting for. . .even if you have to wait forever. –

He tried to reach out to her for the hundredth time since they had met, tried to catch her in his strong arms and pull her close so that she did not have to be afraid anymore. More than anything, he wanted to remind her that he could take care of her. He was strong enough to push away the demons and fight off all the nightmares, if only she would let him. But Mai was not the kind of woman who allowed her weakness to be shown and exploited, could not seem to stand the thought of someone holding her. She turned and slipped through his gloved fingers, long blonde hair and scathing remarks trailing behind her as she fled.

It seemed like she was always running away from him.

Valon sighed, hands falling, one finding its way to the back of his neck to rub at the muscle thoughtfully. The other came to rest on his hip, the gesture not quite frustrated. Perhaps tomorrow. . .yes, tomorrow would be better, for sure. She was probably just in a bad mood, and these were busy times for them. Dartz would be sending them out to collect more souls, and she might have been worried about where they would end up and if she was strong enough to do it. Yes, that must have been it. By tomorrow, he assured himself silently, things would be better, and he would try again.

He had thought that yesterday, too, and the day before. Quickly, Valon shook the reminder from his head. What did one more day matter, anyway? Some things in life were just worth waiting for, and for her, he could wait forever.