Hey, guys. Just a quick drabble on Hinamori's thoughts after chapter 392 of the manga. So check it out before you read this to get a clearer understanding of the situation. And also, if you find this short or ambiguous - don't worry, the next chapter/drabble will be like a sequel. This chapter is mainly just to set up....events :) (I know nothing much has 'happened' so far - I'm starting to think drabbles aren't really my thing).


Theme #67: Just Beyond Distance

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They are standing next to each other, their breaths coming out in faint wisps in the cool evening air and though she tries to act oblivious, she can feel his stare at the thick bandages wrapped around her chest.

As he looks away, his guilt is almost tangible and the silence between them thickens with the words he cannot express, before it is broken with the rustling of his cloak when he turns towards her.

"Can you trust me?"

She stares at his outstretched hand, marred from years of battle and backbreaking practice, and she can't help but wonder if she isn't falling into another trap, if she isn't about to become another shell of herself as she depended her entirety on this boy.

It is this thought which scares her the most.

(a repetition of a past she has tried to suppress and forget).

So she whispers a sorry which falls out of his hearing and he can only let his hand drop back to his side as he watches her walk away – the distance between them stretching further and further until she disappears into the shadows of the night.