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…Bonus chapter!
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Isn't it amazing, people? I wrote a non-awkward chapter! I feel accomplished!
…But this chapter MAY (keyword there!) change all those circumstances…
Title: A Pursuit Of Happiness
Chapter: Bonus
Ch. Title: Nightly Concerto
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own anything and it makes me cry more…
Legend:
"Talk"
'Think'
Flashback
Lyrics
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When I open my eyes…
I'm still taken by surprise…!
I hold sunlight and swallow fireflies,
And it makes me want to cry…!
I…love…you…
I shall never grow up,
Make believe is much too fun…!
Can we go far away to the humming meadow…?There was something about the entire concerto of the night. The birds slept quietly in trees and nests, while the crickets came out to perform their nightly songs. The wind breezed through trees, rustling their leaves ever so slightly. The moon shone on the cloudless night, stars beaming their brightest right alongside it. It was everything about the night that made Karin relax. She stood, eyes closed, face to the sky as the listened to all the sounds mix and form into something lovely.
She gave a blissful sigh, and opened her eyes slowly, her half-lidded gaze staring at the moon with happiness.
She stretched; it was still early into the night, but closing in on the morning. (1) For a while, she simply stood, and watched the stars smile at her. She relaxed and sat onto the grass, that was soft and the earth was cool. It was pleasant, just sitting there listening to the humming of the wind. She gave a little yawn; she had only come out here for purposes of relaxation. She couldn't sleep.
Karin leaned back onto her hands, and blinked a few times. Shi-chan slept quietly beside her, her body rising up like soft bread but deflating once again. Her tail swished occasionally on the grass, and Karin gave a little sneeze.
"Hopefully I'm not getting sick…" She mumbled to herself.
"Karin?" Karin turned her head around at the familiar voice.
Kazune stood behind her in his pajamas, barefoot, and watched Karin with curiosity.
"I didn't know you couldn't sleep either, Kazune-kun!" Karin said, brightly, turning to him.
He blushed. "W-well, I just had a lot on my mind." He stuttered, but Karin hadn't noticed.
She smiled. "Do you want to stargaze with me?"
Kazune shrugged. "Alright." And he lay down on the grass, Karin's eyes following him. He crisscrossed his fingers together to make a cradle to hold his head, and stared at the stars. Karin lay beside him, and they pointed out random constellations, enjoying each other's company.
"…There's the big dipper!" Karin whispered enthusiastically.
"Then that's the little one." Kazune pointed up, and Karin grinned happily. It was nice spending time with Kazune, without the mention of schoolwork, her grades, gods, Micchi, or Hinata-chan coming up back to haunt them.
"We should head in now, we have classes tomorrow, Karin." Karin got up, shaking her head in protest.
"I think we'll be okay." Karin begged with her eyes, sadness reflecting in them, not wanting to end such a pleasant experience.
Kazune sighed. "Alright then." And Karin fell beside him again, laughing happily.
Her laughter joined the concerto of wind and crickets.
They laughed and giggled, pointing at funny looking formations and smiling to each other, enjoying their night together. It'd been a while since they'd relaxed like this.
Karin smiled up to the sky.
'Thank you, God, for giving me this moment with Kazune-kun.' She couldn't help but savor that their conversations hadn't gone back to things, although important, that could have made things awkward or her angry or sad. It seemed many things were making her sad lately, like Himeka-chan's health, Micchi's advances, and Kazune's unhappy demeanor.
She didn't want this night to end, she wanted the world and time to stay still and let her enjoy this feeling forever.
"…There's the belt." Kazune pointed up, and Karin's eyes widened and she laughed happily.
"I didn't know you knew so many constellations, Kazune-kun!" Karin grinned happily at him, clasping her hands together excitedly.
Kazune gave her a soft smile. "I used to study them when I was a kid." (2)
"Wow! Can you show me more?" She tilted her head to the side at him, and he smiled widely at her.
"Sure, what others do you want to see?"
"Geez, Karin, you don't know many constellations!" Kazune teased, poking Karin's cheek. She swatted his hand away and pouted.
"I know, you don't have to remind me!" Kazune laughed again at her, and pointed out random stars visible in the night sky. He savored her laughter, and enjoyed the music that had been spun from the heart and soul.
"…Kazune-kun?" Kazune looked at Karin, who was lying next to him staring at the sky.
"Hmm?" He said, in an un-interested way.
"Thank you for staying here with me all this time." She said, in a sincere voice.
"Huh?" He sat up slightly, leaning on his palms against the cool ground. Karin smiled at him.
"You're always here to help me, and I just wanted to tell you that I'm grateful for it."
Karin simply gave him a broad smile that spread all across her face.
Kazune gave a soft smile back.
"No problem."
Kazune gave a small yawn, and glanced at Karin. She lay beside him, using his elbow that was sticking out as a pillow. She rubbed her arms slightly, and he blinked.
"Are you cold?" Karin looked up at him.
"Well, not really."
"But you're rubbing your arms and shivering." He deadpanned.
"Ah, well…" Karin blushed and pouted slightly, still rubbing her arms. Kazune watched her some more. He moved his arm and that she was using as a pillow and Karin complained about this, moving her head before her hair got tangled up. She leaned up slightly, holding her head.
Kazune ignored her whines and grabbed her by the waist, before pulling her down into a half embrace. His face was up to the sky, eyes closed. Karin quickly shut her mouth, her head against his chest and her hair sprayed out. He held her close, and Karin's eyes slowly fell.
She was stunned into a silence. They lay there like that, just as the clock began to tick closer and closer to the end of night, but not to the sun's appearance. (3)
They'd spent about an hour outside, just staring at the stars and moon.
And at that moment, Karin couldn't help but marvel at the warmth emitting from Kazune's body contrast to the cool ground.
Sorry for such a short bonus chapter, but I managed to go from 3 pages to 4…? Sorry again! It's just that, well, yeah. I had to end it there! I'll update soon, hopefully. There are 1,113 words though, I think! (Probably more after I add more writing, lol!)
Review, please?
(1) It's 11 o'clock.
(2) No idea if this is true; I just kind of made it up, lol!
(3) It's midnight.
Thanks again for reading!!!
