Title:
Essence
Author:
sailorraspberry
Theme: Wither
Genre: Romance, Angst
Version:
Anime
Rating: PG
She plucked at the petals of a rose, twirling the slick, green stem between her fingertips. With a sigh, she threw it to the ground, sitting back fully against the blooming cherry tree.
Around her, children and parents and lovebirds of the sort pranced and preened happily, flourishing in their own giddiness.
Rei scowled, fingers curling into the grass. She was jealous, and she knew it. But she couldn't resist. All around her, people were floundering about, passionate and loving those they were with. And here she was, by herself, wishing she could be like that, too.
Her heart ached tremendously at the thought, and she reached for the rose again. Lifting it to her nose, she inhaled, wishing that, instead of the sour smell of a dying flower, it was the sweet scent of a certain man, black locks and blue eyes and strong, wanton essence that was all him.
But it wasn't. It never would be. And it made her stomach twist and curl in ways that only she knew. She was a smitten woman, heart taken by a man who was already claimed.
That understanding drew another sigh, eyes drooping and shoulders slumping. Beside her, the rose's petals formed spiraling crescents and whorls, the signs of a withering soul.
