Author's Notes:
Well things are heating up aren't they? Around what episode are we on here...15...16? Well we know what should happen soon don't we? Well enough of my ramblings. Let's see how Kuro patches things up with Subaru, or will there friendship be shattered completely?
Chapter 11: Precious Things
"I wonder if this is okay?"
A few hours have passed since then and I was standing outside Teana and Subaru's room. This was the only place I could think to go. In my hands was my handmade bag of sweets as well as a letter of apology. I skipped evening practice to do this, so Nanoha-san might be a little mad at me.
I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
The door opened and Teana was standing in the doorway.
"Oh, it's you," She said after she saw me. "Is something up?"
Even though she was speaking in a soft tone, her expression was all I needed to know that Subaru told her what had happened.
"Um…is Subaru here?" I asked.
"No she's not."
Movement on the top bunk tells me otherwise.
"I see…well…when she comes back…can you tell her that I'm sorry and hand these to her for me?" I asked holding out the apology gifts.
"Why don you give…fine…I will…" She said taking the stuff out of my hands.
"Then goodnight!"
"Yeah…goodnight," I replied as she closed the door on me. I just stood there staring at the door not sure of what to do next. I took a deep breath stepped closer to the door and shouted, "I'm sorry! I wasn't thinking straight! Please forgive me!"
I then turned and hightailed it out of there as fast as I could.
As I entered my room I removed my uniform and sat down on my bed. Today was almost over. So many things happened today, I was scared I'd blow up from all the excess emotions.
I removed my gemstones and held each one in a different hand. Blue and green…even though they're just cheap gifts, they mean a lot to those two…I wonder what will happen tomorrow?
-
The next morning, I woke up earlier than I had planned. I tried to go back to sleep but I felt wide-awake. Sigh…I guess I'll go for a morning jog around the base.
I put on my training clothes as well as the gems and left my room as ken followed me.
It was a nice morning…the sun was shining, there were no clouds and the temperature was just right. Yep, just a peaceful ordinary morning…damn it's boring.
I headed over to the training grounds, climbed a tree and lied down on the branches. Ken also decided to rest on a branch next to mine. Huh, it's a lot more comfortable than I thought it would be. This would make a pretty good resting area. I wonder what Subaru's doing?
As if answering me, I heard some footsteps across from me in the training plain.
Subaru? What's she doing up this early?
She had her Barrier Jacket on; I guess she's just practicing.
I watched her practice from the shade of my tree. I really want to go and talk to her, but…I don't know what to say anymore, not to mention that I don't even know if she'll even talk to me anymore.
"Revolver…"
Huh? Why's she heading over here? Wait…I've never seen that attack before…what is she doing? Oh shit!
"Cannon!"
She smashed the tree I was sitting in and it fell over, with me in it!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Huh? AH!"
CRASH!
"You know…it's nice to warn someone before you break the tree they're sleeping on," I said tapping my fingers on the ground.
"Sorry," Subaru said rubbing her head. "I didn't know you were sleeping up there…"
"That's fine…just get off of me…"
I fell from above her yet I somehow managed to get underneath her when I landed? How the hell does that work?
"Oh…sorry."
She crawled off of me and sat cross-legged in front of me. The two of us sat there in silence, occasionally adjusting our seating position. This was getting awkward for the both of us. Come on…I can do this…I can break the ice…
"Um…I want to apologize for everything I did yesterday…I wasn't really thinking." I said bowing my head down.
"N-no…you weren't doing anything wrong…I was the one who slapped you," She said looking away for a moment.
"No, I was just wallowing in self-pity and you didn't want to see me like that so…"
"But you just told me why you felt that way and I selfishly hit you…"
"Grah!! This isn't going anywhere!" I shouted rubbing my hands on the side of my head. "Let's have a sparring match! The one who wins can decide who was at fault!"
"Huh?!" She was looking at me with her eyebrows raised. "Why do you want to settle it like that?"
"I hate thinking seriously at stuff like this, so it's better to deal with it like this, and faster too." I sent Ken away to a branch equipped my Guardian Jacket and Knuckle weapon and got into a fighting stance. I also let Ken "You're like that too right?"
She looked at her hands for a bit before smiling and standing up as well. "Fine, but don't think I'm going to go easy on you!" She said bracing herself.
"I wouldn't want it any other way," I said as I smiled and the mask closed around my face.
Sleipnir Wing!
Small green wings appeared at the bottom of my boots allowing me to float a few centimeters off the ground. With this my fighting style will match hers, as I won't be able to fly without that bird.
"Get ready…cause here I come!"
She charged straight down towards me as I bent my legs to get some sort of foothold on the ground. I'll take this hit head on!
I grabbed her fist and stopped her in her tracks but my feet slid back a bit from the impact. She then did a flip from that position pulling her hand out of my grasp and bringing her leg down upon me, which I blocked with my arm.
Good you're serious about this! Then it's my turn!
I threw her off my arm and jumped towards her and tried to punch her but she activated her Wing Road and dodged it. I landed on top of it as well and started to chase her.
She turned around and was moving backwards along the Wing Road. I saw her Revolver Knuckle shoot out some empty charges; she was preparing an attack…well then me too!
A red glow from my hand and a blue glow from hers lit up our battlefield.
"Divine…Buster!"
"First Shot! Dragon Fire!"
A large blue beam collided with my wide red beam and exploded. The impact from the attacks colliding, made me spin around in mid air for a bit, but I was able to regain control. Seriously…we JUST started and she uses an attack like THAT? This is going to be a lot more enjoyable than I thought.
"Revolver…Shoot!"
Huh? Another attack already?
I did a back flip and some quick movements to my left and right to avoid them.
"Flame Trail!"
My own variation of her Wing Road, Flame Trail, allows me to burn across the sky without my wings.
The two of us continued to exchange small blows without making any direct hits.
Subaru was charging at me with another attack. It was that melee attack she used on my tree earlier.
Then I'll use my own special melee attack! I charged at her as well.
"Revolver…Cannon!"
"First Fist! Jet…Magnum!"
Our attacks hit our protection barriers and were at a stalemate. Her barriers were able to stand up to Lieutenant Vita's attacks as well as mine. Wait a minute…I'm being pushed back?
"Gear Second!"
Crap! She was increasing her speed!
"Blade Impulse!"
I heard a shattering noise and saw blue and black shards fly from our chests. Ah…our Protection barriers broke…
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The two of us were sent flying off our sky paths and crashed on the field. Damn, it there's no way I'm going to lose! This is way too fun!
"I got you!"
What she's here already? I turned around to see her coming down at me and managed to catch her fist. I countered with my own punch but she caught it as well. She was smiling; I guess she was enjoying this as well.
We were locked in a stalemate…except for one thing. I'm much stronger than her!
"Whoa!"
I threw her onto the ground and stuck my gauntlet in front of her. I deactivated my Sleipnir Wing, so my mask opened up.
"Game…Set," I said as I started laughing. "Haha…that was…kind of fun…"
"Y-yeah…" Subaru replied as she started to laugh as well.
"Okay! That's enough!"
"Huh?"
We looked around and saw Nanoha-san and the others.
"Um…how long were you watching?" Subaru asked them.
"You know…that question is starting to get VERY old," I said as I helped her up.
"Since you started up your Wing Road," Teana said.
"Subaru-san, you were so close!" Erio said.
"You've gotten a lot better."
"Gin-nee!" Subaru said as she ran up to her. "But, I still have a long way to go."
Oh, that's Subaru's sister Ginga? They look nothing a like…maybe if Subaru grew her hair out…hmm…
"Um…why are you looking at me like that?" Subaru asked me.
"Huh? Uh…no reason…" I looked away quickly.
"Your responses weren't bad, " Lieutenant Vita observed. "But you lost to Kuro in strength, Subaru. And you need to hasten you recovery time, Kuro."
"Yes ma'am!"
I glanced at Subaru for a bit. She was beaming with confidence. I guess it was a good idea to have a little sparring after all.
"Okay! Everyone gather up," Nanoha-san called as we all lined up in the clearing. "It's a little sudden, but why don't we try a team battle with Ginga? The seven forwards against all the Captains, a four person team."
"Huh? Eh?" Ginga-san asked freezing up in shock.
"Um, this happens time to time, Gin-nee," Subaru said.
"The captains will come at you quite seriously so…" Erio said
"You better be prepared to run," Kasumi finished.
"First use your knowledge of the area and illusionary magic to run from place to place," Teana advised.
"And try to match our rhythm so you don't slam you Knuckle into someone's, face, cough mine cough," I added looking at Subaru who looked off into the distance nervously.
"And by some chance you are able to land a hit on them, they're counted as out," Caro added.
She was still in shock. Her face was funny to look at.
"You have the same kind of device as Subaru, right Ginga? Except on the left hand?"
"Correct."
"Then, let's go at it!"
"Um…can I sit this out since I just fought Subaru?" I asked raising my hand slightly.
"Nope," Vita said immediately. "You're not running away from this. I've yet to fight you in your Guardian armor."
"Aww man…"
-
"We'll end with this today," Nanoha-san said after the battle ended in our lost.
"Everyone release your protective clothing!" Vita ordered.
"Yes ma'am…"
Man I'm freaking tired…
"You guys were close," Signum said.
"If you just pushed a little harder," Fate-san said.
Close? We didn't even hit anyone!
"Darn it! If only that last combination went well!" Teana said.
"How frustrating!" Subaru moaned.
"I guess I wasn't able to keep up…" Ginga-san said apologetically.
"No…at least you didn't hit me like your sister did the first time we trained together."
"Geez…can't you let that go?" Subaru asked.
"I couldn't eat for half a day because of that! I'm not going to let that go that easily!"
"Enough fooling around," Vita said. "While you still remember this, go right a reflection report about this battle."
"Yes ma'am."
"Why does this sound like a school punishment?" I asked.
"Do you have a problem with that?"
"N-no…" But I have a problem with what you'd do to me if I had a problem…
"After you've rested a bit, let's cool down and finish up," Nanoha-san said. "Good work!"
"Thank you very much!"
-
"It's amazing to think that you guys do something like this every morning," Ginga-san said as we started to do some stretches.
"A battle with the Captains is a bit special…" Subaru explained.
"Thankfully…" I interrupted as I hoisted Kasumi on my back so she could stretch her waist.
"It's usually just stuff like this," Erio added.
"They need to push us to our limits so that we'll be okay if we're deployed," Teana explained who was helping Caro stretch.
"But they don't go overboard with it," Kasumi noted looking at Teana who laughed nervously.
"Still, it's rather tough," Caro chipped in.
"And, after practice, we eat a lot, rest up, and we're completely restored," Subaru said.
"I see…"
"Hey, speak for yourself!" I said as I bent down to reach my toes. "Remember that time your Wing Road disappeared from underneath me? I still have cuts from crashing into that tree!" Another part of me still hurts all the way back from day 1 of the training, but with so many girls around it's no appropriate of me to say where.
"I said I was sorry already!"
"Um…Subaru?"
"Hmm? What is it, Gin-nee?"
"Do you…um?" She asked looking at me.
"It's Kuro."
"Sorry…do you hate Kuro?" she asked looking at Subaru.
"Huh? Eh?!" Subaru's eyes widened and she looked at her sister and then me. "W-why do you ask that?"
Where did this come from? I looked around and noticed the others looking at Subaru right now. I'm a little worried about her answer.
"Because…every time he talks about you, it's about him getting hurt from something you did…"
"Um…I…well…no I don't…I don't hate him…"
Hmm…I should be glad, but you normally wouldn't say that you hate someone within earshot of that person.
"I see, then Kuro-san," Ginga-san then looked at me. Oh shit, I can feel what's coming next. "What do you think of Subaru?" Crap, the question's even worse than I thought it would be! The situation has put me in the spotlight.
Okay…think! How should I answer this? I need an answer fast! If I answer that she's a good friend, it might just stop there. If I say that I like her…I…but if I say I don't…but I don't hate her…shit…shit…shit…shit…SAY SOMETHING YOU DOLT!
"It's never a dull moment around her."
I think it's an ambiguous and safe answer for the moment.
"Is that so?" Ginga-san asked. "Well, if you get hurt every time you're around someone, I'm sure you wouldn't consider that dull."
"G-Gin-nee…"
"Haha…that's a bit harsh," I said waving my hand slightly. "It's not like I get hurt every time I'm…" I stopped in the middle of my sentence.
Wait a minute…I wonder about that sentence…let's see…well I get hurt training with her, but that's to be expected with this Spartan like training. Well that time she was telling us about Tea's past…wait she dropped her drink while I was walking out the door and I tripped on it and slammed my head onto the doorway. The time we raced into the city? Ah right…I hit my head during a turn and that's how they won…Oh yeah! That time when I told Teana and Subaru about Sakura I didn't get…wait…they were around when Kasumi slapped me…And then there's yesterday where she slapped me…holy crap, I do get hurt whenever she's around me…what are the odds of that?
Ginga-san seemed to take my sudden silence as a confirmation. "Wow…you're bad luck to him. He looks like he's trying to find a time where he didn't get hurt." What sharp intuition you have lady!
"No, he get's hurt like that on a regular basis," Kasumi said coming to Subaru's rescue.
"But, since they're on the same squad, isn't she around on a regular basis?"
I could hear the north wind blow across the field as we all fell silent. She's really enjoying this isn't she? She's enjoying teasing her little sister like this isn't she? Well my sudden silence didn't help at all…Subaru looks like she's about to cry in embarrassment.
"O-oh look! It's Vivio!" I said loudly pointing at her as she came running towards Nanoha-san and Fate-san. Everyone turned around to look. Thank god, a distraction!
"Mama!" She called out. I quickly plugged my ears and closed my eyes for a second before opening them again. I didn't want to hear that word.
"Vivio!" Nanoha-san called back.
"It's dangerous," Fate-san said.
"Don't fall on your face!" I told her.
"Okay! Ah…"
"Ah…" Everyone gasped at the same time.
"She fell…" Caro said.
"Yeah, she did." Erio replied.
"You're a jinx," Kasumi said smacking me along side the head.
I covered my mouth and wrapped my arm around my stomach as my body started to shake.
"Ah! Kuro are you okay?" Subaru asked quickly as she walked towards me.
"Ah…I'm sorry that I hit you!" Kasumi said as she bent down and placed her hands on my shoulders.
"N-no…it's okay…" I said squeezing my mouth closed.
"Are you okay? Should we get you to the infirmary?"
"N-no! No…I'm…not…" Oh crap…it's coming out…my tears are coming out. Shit, I can't do it! Not out here!
Fate rushed over and pulled Vivio, who was just about to start crying, up. Whew…that was close. I started to calm down.
"Um…why are you two huddling around Kuro-san like that?" Ginga-san asked.
"W-well he suddenly just bent over, so I was just worried," Kasumi said quickly.
"Isn't that because you hit him?"
"I may hit hard, but not that hard…"
She and Subaru looked at me as if wondering what they should say, so I gave them a look that said, "Tell her ANYTHING and I will make sure you no longer have any moment of peace for the rest of your lives!"
"Um…Kuro-san and Hikari-san have been friends even before they joined the TSAB," Erio explained. "And Subaru-san is in his squad, so it's natural they'd worry about him."
"Hmm…I see…" She looked at the two of them with interest.
"Oi, we're heading back in now!" Vita said.
"Yes ma'am!"
As we walked back to the HQ, Teana whispered into my ear. "Are you sure you're okay? It was your condition right?"
"How did you…oh wait…I probably know…don't worry about it…I'm fine," I said quickly glancing at Subaru. Anyways…I couldn't tell them…the reason I was crouched over like that…I couldn't tell them it was because I was dying of laughter…
-
We were all in the mess hall having lunch. Commander Yagami and her Knights were also there to join us.
They were at one table, Nanoha-san and Fate-san were sitting with Vivio, and the Forwards were all together as well.
"But seriously," Teana said as she looked over at Vivio. "Children sure do switch between crying and laughing in an instant."
"Subaru was like that too when she was little," Ginga-san said.
"Eh? I-is that so…?" Subaru muttered blushing.
"Rein-chan was too," Dr. Shamal said as she looked at Rein who was attempting to eat with a fork almost as big as her.
"Eh?! Rein was an adult from the beginning!" She argued.
"Don't lie," Signum interjected.
"On the outside maybe, but you were just like a little baby on the inside," Vita teased.
"Hayate-chan! That's not true right?" She asked the Commander, who laughed.
"I wonder…"
"I'm sure, well I KNOW, we were all like that at some point in our lives, even if we don't remember it," I said taking a sip from my drink.
"Ah! Vivio, you can't leave your green peppers out," Nanoha-san said suddenly.
"Ugh…I don't like bitter things!" Vivio whined.
"What? But they're good," Fate-san said.
"If you don't eat properly, you won't get bigger."
Vivio continued to groan.
"You know," Commander Yagami said as she turned around in her chair. "If you're too picky, you won't become beautiful like your moms."
"Huh? She's fine just the way she…GAH!"
Kasumi had grabbed onto the back of my chair and pulled it down so that I'd fall over and not complete my sentence.
"Don't drag your weird hobbies into the real world…" She muttered glaring at me.
"Yes ma'am…"
"Hobbies?" Subaru asked.
"Don't worry about it.'
"Many thanks that at least someone can keep my secrets…" I muttered as I straightened my chair up again.
"Ah..." Subaru flushed and looked down at her plate as everyone laughed.
-
"You're going for a check-up?" I asked Subaru.
"Yep, at the Clanagan Medical Center."
Yeah…no idea where the hell that is…
"Does Section Six not have the proper equipment?"
"Don't worry too much about it, Kuro," Teana said. "She goes there for a yearly check-up."
"Fine, I'll drop it." I said as I returned to my writing my report. "Are you sure you'll make it on time?"
"Ah, I better hurry!" Subaru said. As she started to walk away Teana called her.
"Oh yeah Subaru," She said as Subaru turned around. "You know those things you bought for me when you had those medical exams last time?"
"Oh, the Chocolate Pods?"
"Yeah, those. I'll help pay for them so get some for the captains and the others. You want some too Kuro?" She added turning to me.
"Wait, so I wasn't included in 'others?'"
"You're a guy right? You shouldn't let girls pay for your food."
"Are you picking a fight? Whatever…sure I'll try some…and I'll pay for them," I added rolling my eyes.
"You heard him, he'll pay for all of them."
"I never said that!"
"Heh? Your making girls pay?"
"I…you…there's no way I'm paying for eleven people! I'll pay for four at the most!"
"Tch, you're cheap."
"I don't want to hear that from you!"
"Now, now…it's okay Kuro-kun, it's thanks for those sweets last night."
Oh, it's "Kuro-kun" again. That's good.
"It's not needed to give a thanks to an apology," I said.
"Don't worry about it. See ya later."
After she left the room Teana turned to me with her arms crossed.
"What?" I asked.
"Don't 'what' me!" She snapped at me. "What happened last night?"
I sighed and leaned back on my chair.
"I was being an ass, nothing new."
"Please take this seriously!"
"You're asking me to take things seriously?"
"Kuro!"
"Sigh…sorry couldn't help myself. But didn't you already hear it from Subaru?"
"Just the stuff about your sister, nothing else."
I sighed again before straightening my chair and told her what happened exactly as I remembered it.
"I see…"
"Like I said, 'I was being an ass,' and she was upset about it."
Things about my attraction and things after she left will be my and Kasumi's secret.
"Well, that's fine."
She went back to work with just that.
"That's it? No yelling, no hitting, no threats?"
"You already apologized and she's back to normal already. There's really nothing more to say about it. I just wanted to know what happened."
"Heh…you really do care about Subaru, don't you?"
"I care for all the people in our team." She replied.
"Oh, then me too?"
"You, I can care less about."
"Ouch, how blunt…"
-
It was nighttime now at Section 6.
Like last night, I was out back resting amongst the trees, waiting for her. Oh here she comes now.
"Kuro-kun!"
"You're late, Subaru."
I hopped down from my tree as she got close.
"Sorry," She said as she clapped her hands together in an apologetic way. "I told Tea I was going to take a shower."
"What a clichéd excuse…"
She laughed a bit and I smiled. In my apology letter, I asked her to come out here tonight so we could talk. I'm glad that even though we sorted everything out, she still came out here.
"Want to go for a walk?" I asked her.
"Sure."
"Not going to slap me today right?" I joked as we headed into the forest.
"So long as you remain a gentleman, I won' have to," she replied.
"Me? A gentleman?" I grabbed my chest and pretended to be offended. "How could you even suggest that?"
"Haha, yeah…"
We walked a little bit further in silence, enjoying one another's company.
"Hey, I've been meaning to ask you this," Subaru said suddenly as she pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. "What's this at the bottom?"
It was the apology I wrote last night. She was pointing to a phrase at the very end of the letter.
"Those are lyrics," I said after I took a look using the moonlight.
"For what?"
I took out my harmonica and played a few measures of "The Song of the World."
"Oh! I see now!" She said as she looked at the lyrics. "Wow, they appeared in my head as you played them."
"Yeah, that's why I like it so much," I explained as I put it back in my pocket. "Kyo's music always has people say that they can hear the lyrics in the instrumental part of the song."
"Hikari-chan must have been proud of him, huh?" Subaru asked as she put the letter away.
"Heh…you have no idea. Kyo was a nice guy. I mean that literally, he was a real nice guy. He always helped people around him even if he ends up missing appointments and stuff, he never lies, and he almost never gets angry at anything. Some people used to calm him naïve, but he didn't care. Hell he even took it as a complement. Heh, I guess I really looked up to him back then."
I looked up at the moon as I walked down the path.
Subaru clutched her arm as she followed me.
"It must've been painful," she said softly.
"Heh, yeah…it was. He was one of those people who gave off an aura that he'll always be around…and then…"
I sighed as I scratched the back of my head.
"Let's talk about something less depressing shall we?" I asked looking at her.
"Would it be bad if I said 'No'?" She asked, her face pointed towards the ground.
"Maybe…just a little. Why?"
She took a deep breath and looked at me before speaking.
"Because you don't use a 'mask' when you talk about your past."
I looked at her in surprise. She can see through me so easily, it feels like I'm a ghost or some other transparent being.
"Sorry," I said as I leaned on a tree. "Like I said, it's not my story to tell. Unlike you, I want to keep my promise." I added with a small laugh.
"Geez, I said I was sorry."
"I've heard that one before." I said as I continued walking down the path. "If Hikari wants to talk about it, she will. But I don't want you to ask her about…IT?!"
My foot got caught in a root and I tripped and my face landed in a mud puddle.
"Uwah…that's got to hurt…" Subaru said as she helped me up. "Maybe Gin-nee was right…you do get hurt around me."
"Bad luck!" I said quickly as I wiped the mud off my face. "It was just bad luck combined with my clumsiness!"
"Then you certainly have a lot of bad luck." She said as she laughed.
Her laugh…her tears…her smile…every bit of her existence calms me down. But I'm scared of saying anything about it. So many anime and manga have plots where close friendships are broken by such a thing. It's like the person you like is standing across a gorge and when you confess, it's like you jump across it, hoping that they'll catch you on the other side. And I'm too scared to make that jump without knowing what her feelings are. I should just enjoy this moment while it lasts.
"Hmm? Why did you stop?"
I turned around and noticed that there was quite a distance between the two of us right now. I walked back towards her.
"Is it because I'm covered in mud right now? Or did you want to head back?"
She shook her head.
"I was just thinking," she said.
"About what?"
"Today."
"Ah, you mean the situation your sister put us in? That was a big pinch wasn't it?" I asked, laughing.
"Yeah…but what you said made me feel happy."
"Huh? What I said?"
"That there's never a dull moment with me."
"I-I see," I said as I scratched my head. "I really feel that way, you know? And it's not because I have to be wary of random painful things that may or may not happen to me."
She laughed a bit again.
"Hey, Kuro…when Section 6's activation period expires…what do you plan on doing?"
Obviously, I'd be looking for a way to remove the gloves but I can't tell her that.
"P-probably just return to my post on the Claudia," I said.
"I see…sorry if it's not my place to suggest this but…shouldn't you go visit your sister?"
"Heh…believe me when I say I really want to do that…but…you know?"
"I'm sure she misses you just as much as you miss her. You two haven't seen face to face in…three years was it?"
"Yeah…give or take a few months."
"It must be hard…I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't see Gin-nee."
"And I hope you never have to find out."
She looked at me after I said this. Her green eyes seemed to shine in the darkness.
"This entire time we've been walking…you haven't been using a 'mask' at all. Everything was from the bottom of your heart wasn't it?"
"To be honest, I really can't tell anymore…I'm not happy about it either."
"If you can just come to terms with that accident…you'd probably return to just being you, right?"
"I don't know. I hope I can," I said shrugging. "No…I really want to." It was probably this half-assed attitude that kept me from getting better. I should've beat this disease ages ago…no I shouldn't have ever gotten this in the first place. I clenched my fist in determination. "Almost more than anything else in the world, I want to see my sister again."
"'Almost?' There's something more important than that?" Subaru asked.
I released my clenched fist and stared at Subaru.
"Yeah…just one thing…"
If I'm going to stop with my half-assed attitude, now's a good a time as any to begin. I just hope it'll turn out for the best.
"And that is?" Subaru asked.
I took a deep breath. Time to pray and take that jump!
"You."
"…Eh?" She looked confused for a second before her my word started to sink in and her face slowly changed to that of shock. "EHHHHHH?! W-why?"
"I realized it after you left and called me 'Ensign Kurosawa.' My chest…rather my heart started to ache more than it did when I have an attack, and I couldn't stop crying. It felt like I had been clearly and utterly rejected."
I took another deep breath, clenched my fists, and prayed again.
"Private Subaru Nakajima! I love you!"
The light shines upon those who struggle to reach it. Like a blind man whose eyes can once again see, my darkness has been broken. However that is but a fleeting moment. Next time on Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha LegendS: Berserk
Author's Notes:
Nuff Said...
Well not really. The best way to make up with someone? Pound the hell out of each other, it relieves stress and if you can laugh about it later, then that means everything's fine and you're friends again. I went back and actually checked when I wrote this...almost everytime Kuro is beaten or hurt, or some comedic thing happens, Subaru is always around XD. I didn't do it intentionally mind you. When I was writing Kuro's statement after Ginga's comment, I was like..."Hmm...really?" So i went and check. You can check too if you don't believe me XD. Of course it might not actually say Subaru was there...oh and i made up the tripping after Tea's story part so dun worry if you went, "Huh? When this happen?"
