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Note: This happens right AFTER the first drabble that I post!
Soul found him sitting on the swing by himself, swaying gently back and forward – a gentle pattern. It wasn't hard to find him at all considering it was nearing midnight and he was the only one there at the park. He threw his bag down a few steps away before grabbing onto the chains of the swings. They felt cold underneath his touch but he sat down on the seat next to his friend anyways. Experimenting, he kicked off the ground. When was the last time he played in a playground anyways?
It was silent, or well, more silent than it should have been. No insects or animals were making any noise. Heck, even the wind quieted down. It was as if everything decided to retire for the rest of the day. The only noise he could hear was the creeks from the chains and his feet kicking the gravel from the ground.
They stayed like this for awhile, neither talking. The silence was both welcoming and suffocating at the same time.
"I asked her." Kid whispered. It was so quiet that Soul almost didn't catch it.
"What?"
"Chrona. I asked her if she'll go to the fair with me."
Soul didn't say anything. He gave another push off the ground, hands still holding the chains lightly.
"She said no."
At that, Soul dug his shoes into the tiny rocks to stop from swinging. Shifting his gaze over to his friend, he noticed Kid's hands were shaking despite how tightly he was holding them together.
"Did she really say no?" Soul questioned quietly.
"She may as well have just said no. Maybe it would have hurt less."
"Doubt it." Soul said bitterly. It still hurt. In his mind, he could still hear the disbelief and firm 'no'.
"I think running away is a lot worse than her just saying no." Soul noticed the grim look on his friend's face. "I told her how I felt and now she probably doesn't even want to look at me anymore. God. What a fool I've been."
The red-eyed boy just hummed at the comment and started swinging.
Once again, they were wrapped in silence. Soul stared thoughtfully at the night sky, still swinging with his head turned upwards. The gentle motions calming his nerves for he was also troubled too. He closed his red eyes and focused on the breeze he felt when he swung.
Back and forward.
Back and forward.
It was hypnotizing.
He opened his eyes and turned his head to the right. Kid was still in the same position since he found him – crouched forward with both hands in front of him and face turned down that his bangs covered his amber eyes.
Soul suddenly hopped off the swing and walked over to his bag. Reaching into it, he grabbed the basketball that he brought with him.
"Heads up." Was the only warning he gave Kid before he threw the ball at him. Kid's hands instinctively flew up to catch the ball. Golden eyes stared at the object in his hands questioningly before looking up at his friend.
"Come on. Lets shoot some hoops."
"Thanks but no thanks." Soul caught the ball that was passed back to him.
"Don't be such a girl."
"I'm not."
"Yes you are."
Kid narrowed his eyes and stood up. Both boys walked towards the basketball court. Soul dropped the ball and started bouncing it. He slowly dribbled towards the net while Kid stayed on the defense. After a few feints and a few spin moves gave Soul the opportunity to do a perfect layup shot. The ball fell through the hoop gracefully and bounced back down.
No one made a move to get it.
"I can't help it Soul."
"What do you mean?"
"It's in my family. When we fall, we fall hard. It's both a curse and a blessing."
"Now you're just speaking nonsense."
"I'm not."
Soul sighed and strolled towards the now idle ball. "Stop being so dramatic, it ain't cool at all. It's just one rejection. So you confessed and she said no. Big deal. Plenty of fish in the sea, right?" After all, Soul himself wasn't breaking apart after his confession to Maka.
"I'm not being dramatic and it wasn't just a rejection."
"You make it sound like you haven't liked anyone since-"
"I haven't."
Soul stopped dribbling at this point. The sound of the ball slapping against the pavement was loud in his ears.
"What?"
"Ever since I met Chrona, there's been no one else."
"You got to be kidding me! You met her when you were, what, 5? She doesn't even remember you from back then. Hell, after that first meeting, you didn't get to see her again until this school year!"
"Shut up! You think I wanted it to be like this? Don't you think I wish I can get over a rejection like this? Time heals everything right?" Kid shook his head. "But not for me. No, it's too late. It was over since 14 years ago when I first laid eyes on her. It doesn't matter if I didn't see her for years."
"Bullshit."
Kid narrowed his eyes and growled. "I'm not lying. My father said it's similar to imprinting, like how a newborn baby duck will believe the first moving object is its mother. It doesn't matter if the moving object was a duck or merely a flying rock, it'll be imprinted into that duck's mind that this is its mother. Only difference is that I don't fall in love with the first person I see." Kid gave Soul a twisted smile. "You know what I mean though right?"
It was quiet for awhile before Soul spoke up. "Shit… you're serious aren't you?"
"This isn't something I would want to joke about."
"But… you don't know if you-"
"Everyone in my family experienced this. Why else is my dad still single and no one is complaining? It's because there was no one else except my mother. There can't be anyone else."
"So you… with my cousin? And she… but you…" Soul knew he was babbling but it was just so hard to wrap his head around the situation.
"Yes, Chrona's the only one for me. There's really no logical explanation." At this, Kid sat down on the pavement, "And I completely messed up my chances."
"You could…you know, try talking to her again?"
Soul watched as Kid buried both hands into his hair.
"I should have been happy with staying as friends. God, why do I have to be so selfish?"
"We can't help it." An image of a girl with brilliant green eyes flashed through his mind and Soul closed his eyes. "We're only human after all. Nothing wrong with trying to get happiness, right?"
Only the wind answered him.
Hey everyone. Here's another drabble for you that connected with the first one I posted - I may as well have made a separated story xP
It seems like many of you like the humourous stories better than the serious-ish ones but I hope you guys like this one anyways. Let me know what you guys think! Ciao~
