Summary: M-21 spotted familiar purple hair fluttering in the wind as he made his way home.

Written for givethispromptatry's prompt, 'Sunset'.


Sunset

By Dark Ice Dragon


M-21 spotted familiar purple hair fluttering in the wind as he made his way home. It wasn't weird to find Takeo somewhere high up, but seeing him alone happened less and less the longer they stayed at Frankenstein's house.

Hm. If Takeo wanted to be completely alone, he would let M-21 know.

"Hey," M-21 said after he landed behind to Takeo.

"Hey," Takeo said, turning to him and smiling.

Okay, he didn't want to be alone. M-21 shoved his hands in his pockets as he walked up beside him, looking out at the horizon. The sun was setting, turning the sky a mix of oranges and pinks, and M-21 sighed, staring out at it.

It had been a while since he'd gazed out from the rooftop, looking down on non-modified humans living their lives. Doing things he thought he would never do. That he used to think was pointless.

Now...he was living an as normal life as he could, amongst non-modified humans. It was weird to think about how much his life had changed in such a short time.

Takeo shifted and M-21 glanced at him. "I'd used to watch sunsets and hope Te...my sister would be well enough soon so we could see them together," he said quietly.

Ah, right. M-21's life wasn't the only one that had shifted since arriving at the house - all of their lives had.

"I used to watch sunsets with M-24," M-21 said. It still hurt to talk about his comrade, to think about him, but it had faded in time, so it didn't feel like his insides were being crushed just thinking about M-24.

They stayed like that, keeping each other company as the sky continued to darken. Once the moon started to peek into the horizon, they went home together.