Author's Note: Hey guys! I decided to take on the 100 themes challenge from DeviantArt, and though it would be good to upload it here too, for those of you that don't follow me on there. ^^ It's good for me to try and expand my writing with these short chapters, this definitely will be a challenge for me! This entire anthology will basically embody the many quirks and levels to Shinji and Marise's relationship, so I hope you enjoy!
Bleach © Tite Kubo / Marise Asahina © angel808
Two Souls, Two Hearts Pt. 1
Theme #76: Under the Stars
It was under the stars that they shared their first kiss, under the stars that pent-up emotions finally came through after being locked inside for so long. It was difficult for Mari to do something so "embarrassing" as a simple kiss, but she needed to let him know how she felt. Yes, she had confessed to him that night on Christmas, but her mother always did tell that actions spoke louder than words.
And it was under those stars, the moment of that sweet kiss, that a figurative burst of fireworks went off just as it had literally went off behind them. Never had Marise experienced anything...so wonderful before, and especially not with a boy. It was surreal, like something out of a fairytale, though this was certainly not apart of her fantasy. This was real.
Most would think that for someone as lecherous as Shinji, a kiss would mean nothing. But this one, chaste, soft kiss from a crazy, curly-haired girl meant everything. All of his "first loves" were forgotten and replaced by this one true love.
Why was it that now he couldn't see anyone else but her? What was it about her that drew him so close to her; that intrigued him so much? Hirako Shinji was an observant and cunning man, no doubt about that, but this was one mystery he couldn't solve.
His love for Asahina Marise.