Learning to Love
by Ongaku no Usagi
Healing a broken heart is a very daunting thing.
An already twisted soul attempting to help heal a broken heart is a very frightening thing indeed.
But somehow, between the sharp words and sometimes physical blows, between the laughter and tears and kisses, Shigure and Akito will overcome.
He will learn to be more forgiving, and she will learn to ask for forgiveness.
He will learn to be less aggravating, and she will learn to be more patient.
That is how they will progress, day by day, where the world opens its arms and embraces them into wonder and awe at how beautiful the simple, steady life can be.
Tohru had begun the process of letting Akito let go of the tightly drawn reins that pulled her small world towards her. Now Shigure is, little by little, leading her by the hand in this world of unknown joys and terrors.
A soul is a crushable thing.
But it is also mendable with time.
Author's Notes: Yeah, I know, I know, I could have done more with this one. But the character of Akito has always been really very foreign to me when I'm writing. She's my favorite character to draw, but my least favorite to write.
