Disclaimer: Here it is! The epilogue and closure to "Lessons of Love: Forgiveness"
Thanks for all who have been supporting me through out this sections entire run.
Be on the lookout for the next addition to the series, featuring some
different couple! x.x; Me dun own Digimon,
**************
Breaking the Barriers
Epilogue to Lessons of Love: Forgiveness
That adventure seems so distant, so far away. But in reality, it was just last
week when I made that wave to Koushiro, and a little shorter than that when I
forced myself to his doorstep….
My hand froze in midair, raised and prepared to knock against the wooden entrance
to the Izumi household. A deep breath was inhaled through my lungs, and the slightest
tapping of my hand sent shivers of fear through my body.
I still don't know what possessed me to go to his house that day. Perhaps it was
because it somehow felt as if the wall between us had now become a window, each of us
peering through foggy glass at the other.
The turning of the metal doorknob shattered my thoughts, and I brought a smile to my face.
Unexpectedly, this smile felt so much truer than any of the other ones that had crossed my
lips in the past few days.
"Oh, hi Mimi." An enthusiastic Mrs. Izumi greeted me at the entrance of her residence.
"We don't get to see you around here much anymore."
I allowed myself to laugh, "Oh, its quite hard to visit you when I live half-way around the
world." My face twitched just slightly, so it was only noticeable to me, "Is Koushiro home?"
"Mmmhmm. I'll go get him." She informed me before turning her back to me and disappearing into
the small apartment. It was only a few moments before she returned, her redheaded son following
behind. My gaze immediately fell with shame, followed shortly by my head.
"Thanks Mom." Koushiro spoke kindly to his mother before slowly closing the front door to his
apartment. My eyes remained locked on his shoes, finding yet another bearer weighing my vision
from catching the his. Seconds ticked by, and I could not bring myself to look upwards.
"Mimi..." His voice slashed through our silence, and on impulse, my head shot upwards. Leaving
me to find myself staring into orbs of milky onyx. My eyes darted to left, breaking our brief
moment of catching the other's gaze. My eyelids fell overtop my eyes, holding back tears of
struggle. This event was turning out to be more heart-wrenching than I had ever allowed myself
to imagine.
"I know why you're here." He continued, leaving me in a state of shock. Blinking in realization, I
turned my stare back to the boy, a mop of burnt umber resting atop of his head. I was puzzled and
oddly curious as of how he knew. My lips parted to ask him this, but what escaped them was not what
I intended.
"I love you." My voice was less than a whisper, and it took both of us a few seconds to get over the
initial surprise of what had subconsciously escaped my mouth. Shades of red flushed my cheeks, and
my gaze returned to the ground, too embarrassed to continue to look anywhere else.
Whoever said that silence is tranquil in its simplicity is wrong. Dead wrong. Silence is louder than
anything I have ever experienced, its familiar tension flooding the air, as you strained to grasp ahold
of your voice, only to find that it has departed from your throat. Even if you do find it, it is impossible
to even use, for any noise will shatter the very fabric of the air that surrounds you.
I heard the soft shuffling of a pair of feet of what I thought was in the direction of the door, and I couldn't
help but acknowledge the Koushiro was dismissing my sudden expression of emotion. He was walking away from me,
and what ever hold on my sanity remained. My heart was pounding at my vocal chords, my feet, my mind, not to
let him go, not again.
I somehow found my voice, after having crushed it with my mind for what it had exposed about me before
I was remotely ready. "Look I-" The muscles in my neck tightened, sending my gaze upwards, searching
for where it was Koushiro was headed. Milky pools of onyx shone their brilliance into my own, it taking
my heart only seconds to realize where the sounds were truly headed.
"I love you too, Mimi."
It's amazing how a few simple words can give someone the strength to carry on.
**************
^^ Great? Good? Bad? Horrible? x.o; I don't know my own reaction to what I just wrote, but I'd like to hear
yours! Thanks bunches! -Eizou
Thanks for all who have been supporting me through out this sections entire run.
Be on the lookout for the next addition to the series, featuring some
different couple! x.x; Me dun own Digimon,
**************
Breaking the Barriers
Epilogue to Lessons of Love: Forgiveness
That adventure seems so distant, so far away. But in reality, it was just last
week when I made that wave to Koushiro, and a little shorter than that when I
forced myself to his doorstep….
My hand froze in midair, raised and prepared to knock against the wooden entrance
to the Izumi household. A deep breath was inhaled through my lungs, and the slightest
tapping of my hand sent shivers of fear through my body.
I still don't know what possessed me to go to his house that day. Perhaps it was
because it somehow felt as if the wall between us had now become a window, each of us
peering through foggy glass at the other.
The turning of the metal doorknob shattered my thoughts, and I brought a smile to my face.
Unexpectedly, this smile felt so much truer than any of the other ones that had crossed my
lips in the past few days.
"Oh, hi Mimi." An enthusiastic Mrs. Izumi greeted me at the entrance of her residence.
"We don't get to see you around here much anymore."
I allowed myself to laugh, "Oh, its quite hard to visit you when I live half-way around the
world." My face twitched just slightly, so it was only noticeable to me, "Is Koushiro home?"
"Mmmhmm. I'll go get him." She informed me before turning her back to me and disappearing into
the small apartment. It was only a few moments before she returned, her redheaded son following
behind. My gaze immediately fell with shame, followed shortly by my head.
"Thanks Mom." Koushiro spoke kindly to his mother before slowly closing the front door to his
apartment. My eyes remained locked on his shoes, finding yet another bearer weighing my vision
from catching the his. Seconds ticked by, and I could not bring myself to look upwards.
"Mimi..." His voice slashed through our silence, and on impulse, my head shot upwards. Leaving
me to find myself staring into orbs of milky onyx. My eyes darted to left, breaking our brief
moment of catching the other's gaze. My eyelids fell overtop my eyes, holding back tears of
struggle. This event was turning out to be more heart-wrenching than I had ever allowed myself
to imagine.
"I know why you're here." He continued, leaving me in a state of shock. Blinking in realization, I
turned my stare back to the boy, a mop of burnt umber resting atop of his head. I was puzzled and
oddly curious as of how he knew. My lips parted to ask him this, but what escaped them was not what
I intended.
"I love you." My voice was less than a whisper, and it took both of us a few seconds to get over the
initial surprise of what had subconsciously escaped my mouth. Shades of red flushed my cheeks, and
my gaze returned to the ground, too embarrassed to continue to look anywhere else.
Whoever said that silence is tranquil in its simplicity is wrong. Dead wrong. Silence is louder than
anything I have ever experienced, its familiar tension flooding the air, as you strained to grasp ahold
of your voice, only to find that it has departed from your throat. Even if you do find it, it is impossible
to even use, for any noise will shatter the very fabric of the air that surrounds you.
I heard the soft shuffling of a pair of feet of what I thought was in the direction of the door, and I couldn't
help but acknowledge the Koushiro was dismissing my sudden expression of emotion. He was walking away from me,
and what ever hold on my sanity remained. My heart was pounding at my vocal chords, my feet, my mind, not to
let him go, not again.
I somehow found my voice, after having crushed it with my mind for what it had exposed about me before
I was remotely ready. "Look I-" The muscles in my neck tightened, sending my gaze upwards, searching
for where it was Koushiro was headed. Milky pools of onyx shone their brilliance into my own, it taking
my heart only seconds to realize where the sounds were truly headed.
"I love you too, Mimi."
It's amazing how a few simple words can give someone the strength to carry on.
**************
^^ Great? Good? Bad? Horrible? x.o; I don't know my own reaction to what I just wrote, but I'd like to hear
yours! Thanks bunches! -Eizou