Learning to Fly
By Antidaeophobia
AN: I watch the whole season with my mom and she adores it but this particular episode made
her absolutely certain that Kino was a lesbian, or at least bisexual. I have no issue with
what sexuality Kino is (I hope bi) but I decided to take what my mom said and make a fic of
it. But you have to admit, there is a lot of things that imply that Kino is in fact a
lesbian. But hey, no problem here, the first anime I've seen with a lesbian that doesn't have
huge breast, an annoying voice and is a complete dumbass.
Episode summary: Alright, if you don't remember the episode with Nimya, it's the one with the
girl who wants to fly. She builds the first airplane with the help of Kino.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kino's Journey unfortunately, but Kino is my hero!
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It had been nearly five years since we'd had a traveler come through. I remember my fiancé
had woken me early that morning to go with him somewhere, I can't remember where, I was far
to excited to care since I was more determined to go into town and get my permit from the
chief to try out my new invention, besides, if it did indeed work then it would revolutionize
our lives forever.
Suddenly we where both startled when the sound of fireworks went off signaling the arrival of
a traveler at the entrance.
I always thought the festivities where a little much but I quickly got my binoculars and
pointed them in the direction of the commotion.
"A traveler?" my fiancé replied in question looking up at me from my loft window.
I didn't answer as I focus the binoculars to get a better look locking them finally on the
new comer finally spotting what I would have to say was one of the most attractive boy I have
ever seen at the entrance to our country guiding a motorad next to him. He looked very
confused with the amount of attention he was getting with his presence and looked very much
as if he would have preferred to have slipped into the country unnoticed and then leave in a
similar matter. I guessed he probably was shy but none the less beautiful.
I bit my lip and lowered my binoculars, I mustn't get distracted by a boy, no matter how
attractive, I had a mission, and I couldn't afford to get distracted.
"Who's the traveler Nimya?" my fiancé called up to me hesitantly.
"Just a boy" I replied casually 'a gorgeous boy' I said to myself in the back of my mind.
My fiancé was by no means un-attractive, in fact he was one of the best looking men in our
town, but he certainly wasn't a match for this traveler, and telling him so wouldn't have
made his already shaky self-esteem any better.
I pulled away from the window much to the displeasure of my fiancé who yelled at me assuming
I had left him yet again to tinker on one of my many 'useless inventions'
I quickly disposed of my work clothes which had unfortunately been my night clothes too since
I have fell asleep at my work spot yet again and hurriedly slipped into a yellow cotton dress
and ran a brush through my hair, ridding it of any snarls. I wish I could have had time to
take a shower, but having slept later then I had expected, I had no time and raced down the
stairs and outside.
My fiancé smiled for a split second before frowning as I raced past him and got onto my
moped.
"Nimya?"
"Will you pray for me? If you pray for me I'm bound to get my permit" I replied happily and
he frowned further
"There never going to give you a permit for that thing" he said in slight distaste, I rolled
my eyes and put on my helmet, I was going to get my permit and I was going to fly.
I turned my moped on and it jolted forward swiftly leaving my fiancé behind in a cloud of
dust, speeding towards town, today was the day, I would get my permit.
I whipped my moped into a parking place and tossed my helmet on the back before running up
the step to city hall. Two guards jumped in front of me though and blocked me.
"Oh no you don't missy" one of them said and they pushed me backward
"Let me in I need to speak with the Chief!" I yelled at then
"No you don't Nimya, the Chief gave specific instructions not to let anyone bother him,
especially you. He's currently welcoming the traveler"
I said angrily, an hour long lecture on crop yield and growth was punishment not a means of
welcoming anyone, unless you were a drone like the Chief.
"Come on let me in, I wont take that long, I just need to get a permit"
"What? For that ridiculous machine your building, what good will that serve" one of them
sneered and the other laughed
I clenched my fist wanting to pummel them to a bloody pulp, my inventions where useful it was
just that everyone in this town was too stupid to truly appreciate them.
"Just let me in, the chief can decide whether my machine in useful or not."
"No where not letting you in, he's busy"
I sighed and looked sadly at them, giving my most forlorn look I could manage and backed away
from the door.
"Fine, I guess I'll just go home. I just wish someone would listen to me"
The guards gulped and looked at me with sympathy.
"I just wish, I just wish" I stammered pretending to whip fake tears from my eyes.
They moved closer obviously feeling sorry for hurting my feelings but I smirked behind my
hand.
"What?" one of them said
"I wish…I COULD SEE THE CHIEF!" and I darted past them and into the city hall, shutting the
door behind me as they screamed at me.
I took off down the hall towards the chief's office, my plans in hand and ready to give a
complete explanation of my findings.
I heard the door to the hall open and the two guards fall into the building before picking
themselves up and chasing after me.
"Hey, You! Nimya, GET BACK HERE!!!" but I paid them no mind as I flew down the hallway and
into the chief office. I flew right in through the door of the Cheif's office.
"Chief! I need talk with you about my permit"
"Huh? but I was just telling a very interesting crop yield story to our newcomer"
"I just need a permit…"
I stopped in mid sentence finding the young boy sitting on the couch in the chief's office;
he didn't seem to be paying attention and was patting his moterad's headlight gently.
"There is no way that machine could contribute anything to the good of the people"
"But if you gave me my permit I could prove that it could"
"You've made your appeal and I said no"
The guards finally busted open the door and made a grab for me.
"Besides the lady was just leaving" he said off handedly to the boy sitting on the couch.
'Lady!' I thought to myself, the Chief was losing it.
The boy despite all the drama wasn't paying attention and seemed completely oblivious to the
exchange between myself and the chief.
The guards grabbed me and started to drag me out.
"You're suppose to listen to the people!!!" but it was to late as I was quickly dragged out
of the office and out of city hall. Some democracy!
I slowly made my way out of City Hall. Ashamed and disheartened, my fiancé finally had caught
up and I asked him to take my moped home for me I wanted to wander. Perhaps my thoughts could
finally find a way to me to convince the Cheif he was wrong.I wasn't going to give up but I
needed to think. My Fiance asked when I was going to return home and I told him I didn't
know.
My foot steps had finally lead me to the big bronze stature, the statue that represented our
God, but also was the caused of so much grief for me, if I were to ever test my machine, the
statue would have to be moved. I didn't see nearly the significance in it like the others
did, I didn't believe in gods, nor did I see the point of wasting time offering things to a
statue which was nothing more then metal. But the others insisted on keeping it right were it
was…what person in there right mind put a giant statue right in the middle of the main road.
Probably the same sort of people that found crop yield stories interesting.
I sat there for awhile, wondering how I was going to accomplish something that seemed so
unachievable when suddenly I heard the distant sound of rumbling like an engine. It slowly
came closer till it slowly came behind me, the roaring stopped and I turned around finding
the traveler sitting on her motorad behind me.
"Hello there"
I startled briefly from the voice that sounded, so kind and gentle and so defiantly feminine.
Suddenly looking at the traveler closer, the high cheek bones, fair skin, bright eyes, this
boy was in fact a girl. This caused me to wince a little.
"Hi, you're the traveler from earlier, I'm sorry if I disturbed you" I said gazing over the
woman before me who appeared to be no older then 19 to 20 years old, perhaps younger.
"No worries, your interruption got me out of there" She laughed lightly obviously cautioning
her words as to not seem offensive. Her smile made me smile and filled my stomach with
butterflies.
"His droning put me right to sleep" her motorad replied in a childlike voice and I looked at
the curious machine.
"You slept through the whole thing Hermes" she scolded the motorad gently.
"Till she came in" it countered
I laughed at the two and there banter, the girl acting very much like a mother scolding a
child.
"Besides, what's so important about this statue anyway?" it asked me suddenly and I stopped
laughing.
There was a silence as I stared at the giant bird like statue before me, I finally snapped
out of my thoughts which I sure had wasted almost a minute but the woman stood that silently,
patiently waiting for me to answer.
"Would you like to hear the story?" I asked looking at the girl, meeting her warm brown eyes.
"Yes, I would"
"Well…" I stood up and smile at the girl, she got off her motorad and looked the statue over.
"Why don't we go to my house, we can sit and have tea, follow me"
The girl smiled warmly and nodded. I liked it, she had a lovely smile.
I started to walk down the path towards my house and the girl fell in step with me, leading
her motorad on one side.
"By the way, my names Kino" she said with another smile I couldn't help but return it, it
seemed to have that effect on me, her laughter and smile was contagious it would seem.
"Nice to meet you Kino my name is Nimya"
Kino nodded in reply and followed me to my home.
AN: This is an old fic of mine, I hope you like. I tried to correct as much as possible. No
flames please.