Title: That Glance to Melt
Author: Minako (minakiwi)
Theme: Shy
Character/s: Kohaku / Ayame
Warning / Rating: G, no warnings
Genre: Romance
Word Count: 250
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Rumiko I'm just borrowing them.
She knew he was near and for some reason that made her feel shy and giddy all at the same time. Despite her youthful impatience to see him she had for him learned how to be patient, how to savor what moments they had, and for him she had done this, matured.
But when he appeared before her out of the mist she gave him the shy glance and she saw his dark eyes widen, and knew that she had finally lodged herself firmly in his heart. She had melted his resolves with her devotion, and he melted her shyness with his love.
He knew she was near and it made him remember himself, but not in agony or tragedy. That red silk of her hair was a beacon for his heart; when he revealed himself he saw her feelings in her green eyes, filling that shy glance with the love that he would use to protect this sliver of his soul.
His steady hands shook when he caressed her face, to tip it just so for his kiss. If he lived from this moment on it would be for her, and for his Ayame he would somehow find a way to break free of Naraku's hold. The taste of her on his lips, this he exalted in, this he would crave in those small moments that he dared think of her. It was his vow, to someday make her his wife and he prayed he would live so long.