Notice and appreciate the structure. Be thankful for it! Alright, you don't have to, but I'm just thankful I had an idea to make this chapter a little different than all the rest so far. Enjoy!
Series: Spiral
Pairing: Onesided RioHiyono
Prompt: #93-- Thanksgiving
Solo Maxwell-Yamato: Yay, glad you thought so. Sorry it was so short, but I was skeptical about the whole thing to begin with. Thanks for reviewing!
"I'm..."
Rio's mind raced over a million things she could be thankful for-- her friends, stuffed animals, musk melons, Ayumu and Hiyono. Everything she was thankful for seemed too plain for this day to be wasted on, though. She was thankful for them every day, so why should they get this day, one out of every year, also? No, whatever Rio was going to be thankful for today was going to be something that didn't happen every day; it would be something that couldn't even be put into words.
Unfortunately, Rio only knew of a handful of things that could make you feel that way, and only one of them was available to her at the moment.
"I'm thankful..."
Her emotions were something that were often ignored, both by herself and most around her. She never really took into account how she felt about things, since most things in her life would happen how they would regardless of what she personally wanted. The Hunters wouldn't stop coming after her just because she was sad about it, and her crush wouldn't look her way merely because she wanted them to. So, in the long run, it was better to just accept life as it was thrown at her, and not spend too much time on feelings.
Today, though, she could feel however she wanted to, and she was very thankful that she could. Even if she was a monster, hated and feared by all that knew of her, she still had feelings.
"I'm thankful for..."
Not just that, though. Feelings weren't just enough. After thinking way too hard on the subject, Rio finally knew what she was most thankful for: The one that made her feel all of that. There was only one honey-haired girl in this world that made Rio feel loved, ashamed, scared, joyful, sad, confused, and blissful all in the space of a second. There was no one else that could possibly make her feel so many things, and even though it did scare her and even though she was confused, she was grateful all the same to be so.
Hiyono made all of that possible, and for that...
"I'm thankful for Hiyono."
...for that, Rio found something out of the ordinary to spend this day (and her feelings) on.
Ah, fluff, how we missed thee. Well, I hadn't done fluff in either drabble for at least a couple chapters, and Thanksgiving is kind of a... fluffy holiday. Actually, most all holidays are with the exception of.. Halloween, St. Patrick's Day... those insignificant holidays that no one does anything for like President's Day or Labor Day. All the major holidays are fluff-ridden, though... it's saying something. Hope you enjoyed!
