…And She Flew
The cool wind blew thhrough Noe's dark hair. Hands behind her back, she stood motionless in front Jibeta's cage, which was also her dear Raigomaru's grave…
A smile?
No, she wasn't smiling this time. A distant expression had sketched itself onto her face. And it was all. So. Different…
Now, what was this?
The wind blew again, and with it, a crystal had rolled its way down her cheek.
This girl.
Had finally cried.
Footsteps.
From behind.
Crunching the dirt, steady and mysterious.
A familiar voice.
"Noe…"
The maiden turned around, without a change of expression.
"Ah, Shinichiro."
The strange expression behind the dull stare, along with the tone of voice…unnerved him.
And he saw the droplet nearing her chin.
His eyes widened slightly, surprised. He took a step forward.
"No. You…you're"
He tried his best to ease his body. Then he looked down at the ground.
"You're crying…"
Silence.
A slight breeze, causing grass to sway and petals to flutter away from their branches.
A normal, curious expression returned to Noe's face.
"Huh? Really?"
Seeing and hearing this familiarity, Shinichiro smiled, though his brows were furrowed.
"Yeah…you…"
"I'm just kidding." She replied, smiling. "I know, Shinichiro."
Again, Shinichiro looked down. But another question came to mind.
"But you…wh-why…are you…?" He fussed over the right words to say.
"I'm not sure. Maybe it's all the bottled up feelings. Maybe I'm happy. Maybe it's both."
Her tone of voice was reassuring to him.
"Noe—"
"I'm gonna hug you now. Is that alright?"
"Umm…"
Without a response, he felt her arms around him, and her head buried into his chest.
There was a sort of sniffle.
Then a sob was let out.
Then more came, gradually.
And there they were. Noe, crying everything out unto him.
Shinichiro pressed his eyebrows together in…mixed emotions. He was very happy for her. He felt sad for her. He was concerned. He was relieved. And another feeling…What was it?
His shirt was becoming wet with tears. He embraced her tightly, then closed his eyes and let memories resurface, along with newly born thoughts.
Noe, I'm truly able to fly when I'm with you. Thank you for everything. Now, I want to be able to always be the one to help you. Whenever you need someone, I want to be there.
Because you were always there for me…
Alright, I haven't written a story in a while...so I'm sorry that some of you might've waited and got only this...TT^TT...Anyhow, I hope you like it! I didn't mean for this to be a real love thing between Shinichiro and Noe...I think of it as more of the brother/sister kind of love :D. But it can be what you want, so...:) Please leave some constructive criticism, there's always room for improvement, y'know? And if you want, you can suggest something for my next True Tears story (because I'd love to write more, I just lack the creativity X3) Thank you! :3