Thirty Corrupt, Thirty Pure

by Dr. Breifs Cat

A series of unrelated short stories and drabbles written for the "30 Themes for 30 Kisses" challenge. Some anime-based, some game-based, with the rating different for every story, yet always KazuyaJun. New Themes: 11, 21

10. Theme 11: Gardenia

Theme 11: Gardenia (Game)

Intensity

She loved nature. It was the first thing he'd really noticed about her that was different from anything he'd ever seen in anyone else. She was a fighter, of course, but most people in his universe were, so that alone gave her no distinction. But she loved nature. And she loved it with a passion that he'd never seen in anyone, had never known existed. The most passionate feelings in his universe were negative. Positive feelings were small and dim, unable to stand up to the weight of hatred and anger that consumed him. To love anything passionately was completely alien.

Her love of nature captivated him and in a strange way, reminded him of himself. She went to any length, bore any hardship, took any risk to protect nature and revel in its splendor. The only other person he'd ever seen such dedication in was himself.

And if love could inspire the same intensity as hate, then he supposed it was a worthwhile sensation to pursue.

He knew nothing of nature and nothing else about her, but it was why he brought her gardenias.