I Know
By: sakurapetal14
He knows that look. Her eyes were staring longingly to the man afar. He remembered the times when she always give him those glance. The time when he purposely abandoned and betrayed the love that she gave him.
He walks towards her.
"Ryyuzaki." He calls.
"Ryima-kun." She gives him a smile. Ryoma knows that the smile wasn't the one that she uses to give him.
Sakuno turns to look at the man afar again. He was smiling broadly and laughing merrily while holding the hand of the woman beside him.
Ryoma continues to look at her. She was smiling sadly and he knows.
He knows that he wasn't the one in her heart anymore. He had vanished the moment he left her.
"You love him." He states.
"I do." She replies without looking at him. He felt a pang of hurt in his chest and clenched his fist.
"You know that you can never be with him." Her smile turns into remorse one. He knows that she knows that.
She was the sacrifice to save the world from the upcoming war. It was her duty to give up her life for others to live.
"I know but, can't I dream about the future? A possibility or a world that maybe I can be with him." She let out a hoarse chuckle.
"I'm sorry." He said softly, his bangs where hiding his amber eyes.
Sakuno slightly shakes her head and smiles at far. "I know that everything will turn out like it did, that our promise will never be fulfilled. I should be the apologizing." He heard her voice cracked. "I'm sorry for keeping you for myself. I know I should have had given you your freedom at that time but… I want your love all for myself. I'm selfish."
He never understand until now that she was trying to keep holding to the hope that she knows won't come. He remembered at that time when he talked to Fuji-senpai. 'She was born to shoulder the world's suffering and give love in return.' If she was the pillar of the world, shoulder all sufferings and endure all of it, she'll lose herself.
"What if I say I love you."
She turns to him and smiled sadly.
"You won't" Her eyes were now shinning with unshed tears.
He closes his eyes for a moment before opening them and stares at hers with determination with his own. Ryoma walks close to her, holds her hand and squeeze it to somehow deliver the message of assurances. He mouthed words to her and tears cascades down her face.
"I will."
Just something that I need to get out of my head.
Hope you enjoy it.
sincerely,
sakurapetal14
