Murmur


Companion piece to "Stop Touch Kiss". It's kind of an experiment, so bear with me here. ^_^;
Dedicated to Becky-nee-san, and to my best girl Jessi.
*`-,--

"Seishirou-san?"

"Mm?"

"Why?"

"Why what, Subaru-kun?"

"Why did you... you know."

"I'm afraid I don't."

"Why did you come here this morning?"

"To wish you well. Losing an eye is a difficult business."

"How did you get in?"

"You have a lovely balcony; I made use of it."

"How long were you waiting for me?"

"Are we going to play at questions all afternoon?"

"Seishirou-san."

"An hour."

"Why?"

"I already told you--"

"No. I mean why did you..."

"Oh... that. It seemed the natural thing to do at the time."

"...natural?"

"Yes. You really are very beautiful, Subaru-kun."

"...I..."

"...particularly your mouth... it's very expressive."

"...Seishirou-san..."

"Sh."

"...mm..."

"Very expressive. I might have to do that again."

"I'd like that..."

"I didn't mean the kiss, Subaru-kun."

"...ah--"

"This sweatshirt doesn't suit you at all..."

"Se--Seishirou-san--"

"Mm, I'm serious."

"Ah--"

"Black isn't your colour... you should be wearing white. White kimono. It would look quite nice against your skin..."

"...Seishirou-san, please..."

"Shhhh... close your eyes, Subaru-kun."

"...right..."

"Relax... there. Much better... mm..."

"Mmph--"

"Shh."

"Oh god... please..."

"Please what?"

"Please... anything..."

"I was wrong, you know. I thought you hadn't changed. You have, a little, in very subtle ways."

"Oh god--"

"But in this light--now the sun's gone down--it doesn't matter. You give yourself away so easily: your eyes, your mouth... the way your hands move..."

"Please--!"

"It's not a matter of being an open book, really. It's just that you're so expressive... you give yourself away to me in everything you do... so intimately and so fully... so that even now--even now, after all those years--I know you."

"--ah!"

"Shh, shh... breathe."

"...mm..."

"And now, Subaru-kun, I think you should sleep."

"Not just yet..."

"You're like a child begging to stay up five more minutes past bedtime. It's terribly cute."

"Please. Not yet."

"Would you like me to stay?"

"...yes."

"If you insist."