Notes: Me took a break from the ficcing for a while and I haven't written any fluffiness for a while too, so *bows* Enjoy^^
Pairings: RanxKen
Warnings: AU, Ran POV, yaoi, angst
Disclaimer: Not mine. Why not? Too crazy. Like me! ^________^
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Sick of Running
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I'm sick of running from you Ken. When will you stop chasing? I'm tired of life, tired of love, tired of you. When will you just stop? I want to lay down...and sleep.
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The wind was gentle, a caressing touch blended the faint melodies of the forest. I sat upon a smooth rock, its surface worn down by the passing of time and storm. Flaws streaked a brilliant white among so much gray, a relief from the monotonous.
I gazed upon the trees, the hills concealed by a blanket of ivory. The jade scenery long fallen and the rich brown of sleep to replace it. I was alone, alone in the tired wake of Winter. The sun was kept from the earth by a ceiling of gray, more snow was to come...
"Ran?" The voice belonged to someone I knew. Ken.
I didn't answer, nor did I move. He could come to me. But in those last precious moments, I would revel in the silence.
"Ran?" He hadn't moved.
"Yes Ken?" I answered slowly, hesitantly giving up my silent contentment. He didn't answer or move. I was growing impatient. "What Ken?"
"I- I wanted to see if you were all right..."
"I'm fine." I turned around to face him, finding his chocolate gaze so near my own. That gaze that used to wrench my heart and pull me into its depths. One that I no longer loved. He could see it in my own gaze. There was nothing for him in me any longer.
Silent, he turned from me, stepping back towards the way he had come. I watched him for a moment, a long moment that stretched into what seemed an eternity. But I said nothing and neither did he. There was only silence.
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