Life's Little Moments: 100 Themed Drabbles
Author: Chewy1
Theme: 71. Quiet Despair
Words: 207
A/N: A little longer than a drabble, and surprisingly difficult to write. Hope you enjoy!
She sat staring into the brown, thick liquid. Her hand stirred, her eyes following the straw. Around. And around…
It was all her fault.
No… it was their fault.
It hit her like the magnetic blast of the last youma, burning her insides until she was gasping for air.
Standing, she darted towards the first thing she saw. The stock room.
He entered the arcade just as she stood. In curiosity, he watched the door close behind her.
She stood, her back against the shelf, gasping. No… she couldn't… She didn't want to see that…
"Odango?" He watched her in distress, placing a hand on her shoulder. "U-Usagi?"
She closed her eyes. "I… I can't let them get hurt anymore…. It…it isn't their fight…."
He couldn't move. He'd never seen her like this. She was usually deathly calm, jumping up and down, or bawling her eyes out.
"It… it can't be stopped…. There's… there's no way…. Not alone…."
She shed no tears. She mumbled incoherently. This was not Usagi. This was not his Odango.
A dry sob escaped her throat.
He stood, watching, comforting in silence. She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.
"Ok?"
She opened her eyes, her not-so quiet despair evident.
She nodded. "Ok."