It was a dark night, gray clouds filled the sky. It was raining. Storming. It went from a quiet drizzle to booming torrents of rain in just the blink of an eye. Thunder roared outside. Lightning flashed alongside it. In the house of Mirajane Straus, Freed Justine had been staying there temporarily, Mirajane herself slept soundly in her room, but in the guest room next door….
BANG!
Freed pulled his knees in close. With every cry and bang and flash Freed pulled his knees in closer and closer and tighter and tighter to his chest. Shadows came and went with each flash of lightning, making him wonder what the item they belonged to was. Each new set sent another chill down his spine. Made him shiver more violently.
FLASH!
Freed shivered and shook very violently.
FLASH! BANG!
Closer, closer….tears began to stream from the mage's green-blue eyes, running down his
cheeks like rain on a window pane.
BANG! BOOM! FLASH!
Freed lost it. He broke out into full on sobs. He shivered and shook. He bit the sleeve of the red coat he had forgotten to change out of. he had completely lost it, lost all of his composure.
"Freed?" He recognized that voice oh so well. He tried to regain composure but he just couldn't. Through blurred eyes, he was able to make out the figure of none other than Mirajane Strauss. Currently, Freed stayed at her house, only because his had been on fire a few days back.
"M-M-Mirajane…!" He cried. Freed ran up and hugged her, grasping the closth of her nightgown.
FLASH!
He released his grip and fell to his knees, sobbing, shivering, shaking. Mira squatted down to him. Such a fine nobleman, such a pathetic state.
"Why don't you come sleep in my bed with me?" Mira asked. Freed nodded. His legs felt like jelly and trembled beneath him, but he managed to stand. with the support of Mirajane, they made it to her room.
BANG! FLASH!
Freed sank down to his knees again and cried. He just sobbed. He chocked on his own breath once of twice. Then the unthinkable happened. Mirajane gave Freed a kiss…..on the lips! She kissed him...the k word! Absolutely shocked, Freed sat there blushing red as his coat.
"Just a little further." Mira said. She reached out to Freed. He grasped her hand and stood again. After getting to her bed, Mirajane helped Freed lay down. she lay down right next to him. She wiped a stray tear from his eye. "I love you," She whispered into his ear, but he had already fallen asleep. Still, she swore she saw him smile.
~THE END~
