So another sadder theme this chapter. I've always had this pairing in mind (and I'm still doing the Clockwork story on it; just gotta figure out what my original idea was). Anyways, onto the chapter!
Flareup4Ratchet: Ah, okay. I've always had them as a fav. pairing of mine. I can see where you're coming from though. And same, not that I've read any stories like that, but it wouldn't seem like Minako to me and thanks! I'll get to reading it since not many SM fanfics interest me anymore...
Vchanny: Ikr :3 And you don't have to worry about it! Its totally fine if you disappear for a while, we all have busy lives after all :)
And the Ivory Bells Ring
Pairing: SetsunaxMamoru
10/ Remember Me, Memories
Silent, bitter memories. That's all she could ponder on this very day, at this very hour, at this very point of her quiet life. She was a mature woman now. What had happened shouldn't bother her and yet, the grey memories surfaced again. Her emotions, her silent pain, and her step to give up. No, her subtle hope that was crushed the moment she attended his wedding. His wedding to the young blonde whom he was drawn to like a moth to a flame.
Before she transferred to their college, before she first spoke to Mamoru, Setsuna and him were close. She didn't admit her feelings. However, he did notice. How differently she saw him years ago, on the playground compared to then. How her friendliness was mixed with admiration and…love. Thinking back, she figured he was referring to her when he told her his studies came first.
Until she arrived.
Setsuna foolishly believed his words. And for the most part, he kept to them; he kept his distance while also becoming friends, close friends, with the blonde bun haired woman named Usagi Tsukino. She didn't mind. No matter how much she loved Mamoru, she wasn't going to be selfish and have him only to herself. Like it had been for years. Till she walked into his life. Sinking deeper into her love seat, she lifted her legs onto its arms and covered her eyes with her wrist.
"And why does this bother me now of all times?" The memories stayed locked away. Was it the invitation she received? A party. Where she would see the man she fell so hard for and where the reminder of everything she felt, would stand beside him. A reminder of what could've been. Of what she dreamed. The question was: would she even go?
She would. Just as she had done each year. She would be the cool, mature woman she had always been whenever Minako and the girl decided to celebrate. The one who held everything together. The one who carefully watched from afar.
As she will always and had always done.
It isn't a winter theme, but I wanted to have more to this story then just Christmas themes. We'll get back to the Christmas like things in the next chapter with the next pairing being Minako and Artemis (friendly, of course). Until the next chapter!