In the World of the Living, kids take joy in playing in the snow. Though, on this day there was no one to be seen and no one to be heard. Everything was quiet as the sound absorbing snow fell quietly resting on the ground, covering it like a blanket. Minako walks through the park leaving small footprints behind her. The fountain that sat in the middle of the park was frozen solid. Minako sat on the edge of the stone fountain, looking at the water, now turned ice. The nail of Minako's index finger made little circles in the ice block. She loved the snow and all of its beauty and she and Byakuya came all the way to the World of the Living to see it.
Minako made Byakuya come even though they only had a few hours. Minako wanted to spend this day with one of her favorite people. Byakuya stood about a yard away just watching Minako enjoy the wet, shaved ice. Byakuya didn't want to come, but Minako felt so strongly about it, so he put aside his wants for her. Byakuya takes another step forward and the snow crunches under his feet. It's so quiet that it almost startled him. Minako saw the nanosecond shock in his eyes from a yard away.
Minako skipped over to him and smiled. Her smile outshone the white snow and her eyes, those blue eyes, seem to make the surrounding gray color of the world sparkle. Minako took Byakuya's hands and led him on past the fountain and into the main field of the park. It was abandoned for the day, but the ice-rink was not locked up. Minako looked up at Byakuya who was looking around to see if anyone saw them. Minako let go of his hands and laughed.
"Don't go anywhere, I'll be right back." Minako walked over to the counter and jump over it. Minako grabbed two pairs of black ice skates.
Before Minako could walk over to Byakuya he was already opposing the idea. He didn't want to be made a fool of. He had never ice skated before and Byakuya was already preparing for the worse. Minako ran over to him and pleaded. Byakuya knew he could never deny her the right of fun, but she always seemed to drag him into it.
"It'll be fun, I promise." Minako handed Byakuya the skates and helped him put them on. Minako had seen people ice skating, but she'd never skated on her own. So it would be a learning experience for the both of them.
Minako took Byakuya's hands and led him onto the smooth ice. The rink was so big and they had it all to themselves. Minako tried to keep her balance but stumbled over. Byakuya caught her by her waist and sat her back up straight. She returned a smile to show her appreciation. Byakuya quickly got the hang of it, Minako…didn't. She was a mess. Minako couldn't stand up without falling and when she tried to skate she would fall over again.
"Did you just learn how to skate?" Minako asked struggling to get to the edge so she could stand up without busting her butt. Minako was a little jealous that Byakuya got it so quickly. She'd seen people skating so much that she thought it would be easy, but it's not.
"Yes," Byakuya stood in front of her. His stance was proper and graceful (for a man.) "I can teach you if you want to learn."
"Teach me all you know sensei." Minako smiled and reached for his hands and Byakuya took one of them and used his other hand to wrap around her waist, keeping her upright. Minako liked when Byakuya made her feel secure. It was her favorite thing to feel.
"Balance is the only thing you need." Byakuya took everything one step at a time with Minako. After a few minutes she finally started getting the hang of everything. It wasn't as hard as she made it out to be.
Minako skated in front of Byakuya and a silence broke out. It was quiet before, but the silence now is different. Minako looked up to Byakuya and closed her eyes. She placed her hand over his heart and leaned up to his face. Byakuya leaned down. He instinctively placed his hands on Minako's waist. When their lips touched, there was no snow, no ice skates, no park. When Byakuya and Minako kissed it was only them and the silence.
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Chaela.