Title : Such lifes
Author : Rain on Your Back
Disclaimer : Hao and Jeanne are canon? No? So you know. %)
Pairing : HaoXJeanne
Note : Done for the 15 hugs community of Live Journal
Don't sleep
Theme: Stuck together
During the pre-selections
- Can I call you Jeanne? We're getting a little close here.
She closed her eyes. He was just too relaxed. They were alone, in a collapsed cave; there was no time for trying to seduce his worst enemy.
She was tired…
Maybe sleeping, even wounded like she was, wasn't a so bad idea. Maybe she could relax.
Hao noticed she was slowly falling asleep. He hugged her tight, using his power to keep her warm and to heal her.
- Don't sleep. Don't even think about it. You would never awake.
He would never let her die like that.
Gods and Humans
Theme: Sleeping
After Lilirara's death
He was sleeping. So quiet …
Like he wasn't the Destroyer. Like he had never kill.
She watched him night after night, since Lilirara and the others were killed, without breaking the silence.
They were similar… They didn't care about the consequences, trying to reach their goals. And they had the strength to.
In this, they were gods.
But they weren't. She knew friendship and love; he knew pain and suffering. Emotions are the burden of the humans.
She approached him. He waited for her. One night, she hugged him. And disappeared for ever.
Not humans. But certainly not gods.
Work of art
Theme: Masterpiece
During events of Gate of Babylon
He always had a strange way to think about art.
At first, he thought it was her masterpiece. The Gate of Babylon. The only thing he couldn't despise. It was so strong of her to do this, and so dangerous. She couldn't control it now. She was too weak…
In the whiteness of the Gate, he saw her. She was suffering, crying, trying to protect her angels. So weak and yet so strong. A masterpiece, he thought again.
He walked to her and hugged her, to embrace this dark work of art. And as he did, he destroyed her.
Masterpiece.
Dream, boy
Theme: Falling
During the end of the anime
He was dreaming. He knew he was, because he would never have seen his Shaman Kingdom elsewhere.
He remembered losing. Losing against his twin brother. He was dead… Wasn't he?
Falling. He was falling deeper in his dream, feeling strange… He died twice. What was different? What changed? He heard something behind him and turned around.
She was there, looking at him with relief.
He didn't understand why the Iron Maiden was running at him and hugging him. He didn't understand why he didn't feel sadness, but a brightly peace.
He only understood that he didn't want to die anymore.
Alike
Theme: Childhood
Same moment at the previous drabble
Her childhood was sad and confused; just like his.
She grew alone; just like him.
She had seen people she cared for dying just in front of her; just like him.
The child she was fell deeply in darkness and anger; just like him.
But unlike him, she found people to care for; enough to make her understand that this world was beautiful and fragile, enough to make her build her path step by step, fierce and proud. She understood well that he was fragile.
The child the Iron Maiden still was hugged the another child with all her might.
No difference
Theme: Bear-hugg
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
Even when he was angry against the whole world and even more, the fire shaman was always tender with her. She didn't know why… She did save him, but it wasn't really something she could not do. She never told him the Great Spirit had asked her to.
It made no difference; the Iron Maiden was truly, deeply, passionately in love with him, never mind the curious or bad looks the others have given to her. She was always by his side. And she was always rewarded by that bear-hug of him.
He bear-hugged her only when he was happy.
Romeo and Juliet
Theme: Balcony
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
She never understood why he had insisted to take part of the theater group of their high school. And she never understood why he wanted her to come with him.
But one day, he came with their texts, yelling to her joyfully. She had no choice but learning and playing the game… Right?
That's why she was there, on a balcony, declaiming Shakespeare like the real Juliet.
She was beautiful, he though. Even more when he hugged the "dead" body of the little silver-haired girl, crying like he was dead himself.
Inside of him, a wind of happiness was blowing.
Love cats
Theme: Fur
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
- Jeanne… I'm not feeling good…
- Hao… You're sick?
- Sick of here. Let me take us elsewhere. I can't stand cities…
- Wait for a few seconds… There!
She entered a house. He followed her… And ended bury under tons of fur. It was… Cats!
- You really know how to work with 'em, Hao dear. You know, for the job you searched… What do you think about here?
He stood up and hugged her.
- Jeanne, you know, you're really the only person who could have think of that.
- How do you feel about adopting one?
Rain
Theme: Kiss
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
Rain.
- You never kissed anyone before, I bet.
- Hao, I'm the Iron Maiden. I do not kiss people without knowing them first.
- You think you know me?
- I don't think it, I know it. That's the difference.
- You're too arrogant. So you never had your first kiss before me.
- You are THAT stupid, aren't you? And jealous. It's uncalled for, you know? You had brides before. Did I ever complain about this?
- Jeeeaanneee!
He hugged her, kissing her one more time, leaving the umbrella behind.
They were under the rain, and they were happy.
Religion
Theme: Glomp!
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
It was strange. A french restaurant, it's always strange, he knew it, but this was even stranger.
Kevin was now a cook, a good one. Jeanne smiled at him, hugging Hao to prevent him from escape. He looked at her.
- It this… Really… A frog?
- The thigh of it only. You'll see, it's really delicious.
- Glomp. You WANT me to EAT a pretty frog, who was still living and swimming yesterday? It's against my religion! Jeanne, you're crazier than me. And it's not a compliment!
- I'll take it as one. It's really nice of you, Hao-kun.
Show them
Theme: Worse Days
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
He never thought that there could be worse days than the death of his mother.
Now he knew better. The worse day you can ever have is the day before your marriage. And when everyone else is telling your almost-bride that it's a big mistake, it's even worse.
The only one who was smiling to him was his little brother. The older twin grinned at the younger. Yoh smiled in return.
- Go though. Show them, Yoh whispered.
Hao nodded, pushed all the other guests and hugged Jeanne tenderly.
It wasn't a bad day. It was one of the better.
He's dead
Theme: Hold me tight
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
Come on, Jeanne, you've been though worse. It's not the end of the world… Just the end of yours. Don't cry. He would not want you to. Be strong, Jeanne. Your Lord will protect him now. He can rest. Be strong…
But I can't stop myself. He's gone. Entirely gone. For ever gone.
The only father I ever had… Marco…
The head of the Asakura family gently hugged his bride, tight. All she could do was crying and crying, her fingers holding his hair.
- Please, Hao, don't leave me… Hold me tight… Or else I'll fade away with him…
Pregnant
Theme: Chocolate
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
- I want chocolate.
- … You know… The stores are closed at midnight.
- I don't mind. I want chocolate, Hao. I really want it.
- I'm not a magician, you know?
- I thought you were a god?
- That, I am. But I can't make chocolate on my own.
- A god who can't give me chocolate isn't a god.
- Jeanne…
- Hao.
- … Very well. But I want a reward!
- We'll see that…
He got out of the bed, taking his usual cap, and begun to search chocolate for his damned pregnant wife.
Feather
Theme: Ticklish
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
She has her book in her hands. Her feet were drewed up, just a few centimeters away from Hao's hand. He smiled and begun to torture her.
- It's ticklish. Stop.
- But you are enjoying it, right? I won't stop then.
- I try to read. Hao, stop this.
- But Jeaaaanne!
He hugged her, going on with his little teasing. He loved the way she fought back before surrender to him.
- Stop it Hao.
- At least say it politely!
- As you were. I said, stop to tickle my feet with this feather. I could kick you.
Last goodbye
Theme: Teddy Bear
After the anime, following the previous drabbles
She and her mother were alike, strongly beautiful. But she was only a kid.
- I want a teddy bear!
- Shh, babe, daddy'll bring one to you.
- You don't understand! I want a teddy for mommy. I want to give it to her so she'll think about me everytime she'll see it.
- Father?
- Go back to home. I'll be there later.
She didn't complain, strangely, and left. He sighed and bowed in front of the grave.
- Good night, angel.
And he disappeared in the shadows, leaving the grave of his beloved Jeanne behind.
Rain: It didn't ended the way I wanted... T.T
Hao: At least I think Masterpiece's good. But... It's strange to put this one in the middle of the os-thing... No?
Jeanne: *complains* I dieeeeed... T.T
Hao: It's the only thing who matters for you?
Jeanne: ... Well no... Marco died toooo...