A Simple Question
Yuuki leaned back against a large tree, eyes closed. She savored the gentle breeze that stirred her hair around her face.
Recently, it was becoming harder and harder to enjoy peace like this.
All her thoughts were clamoring in her head, each vying for attention. But here, at the very edge of the academy campus, she was able to silence them. At least some of them.
Zero's simple question was still burning in her mind.
What am I to you, Yuuki?
The question was so simple in fact that she was having a hard time not hating herself for not being able to answer it.
This was the statement that frequented her mind more than any other concern, idea, or feeling did.
Yuuki heaved a sigh. She had to be honest with herself. She cared for Zero, but she did not know how much, at least not yet. Such things were complicated.
She started slightly when she heard a stick behind her snap. She turned her head and saw Zero coming towards her.
"Hmm?" Yuuki hummed, inquiring about his presence.
"Just seeing if you're okay," Zero mumbled. "You weren't in your dorm or in the Chairman's quarters, so I figured that you'd be here."
"Mhmm," she said quietly.
"What's wrong?" he asked, sitting next to her.
"Just thinking," she replied, resting her head against the rough bark.
"Ah," Zero said, placing a calloused hand over her soft ones and squeezing. "Don't be out here too long. You'll get sick, idiot."
She smiled at him as he stood and melted into the distance.
His question was a simple one really. She would have an honest answer soon. Then she'd be able to tell Zero what he truly meant to her.