Ch.5: Epilogue
"So it's over, isn't it?"
"Aa."
* * *
Vaguely he remembered the offer Knight had given him those years ago, when they were
still together, an unseparable couple, lovers, but Fate drew them apart.
"I'll be there if you ever need me, Rook."
He wondered if that offer still stood.
* * *
"You know, I didn't expect to see you so soon, Rook. I thought I wouldn't see you
again at all."
"Does your offer still stand?"
A pause in the talk, all idle chatter.
"Yeah. It still does."
He leaned forward and placed his lips on the other's.
* * *
"Are you sure about this, Rook?"
"Yes."
"Youji is doing alright with Tamiko or Ken or whoever it is?"
"Yes."
"You've let go."
"Not really. But I will, in time."
"Then I guess we'll be seeing each other a bit more often than I anticipated. It
was a good date. But you could try talking next time."
A half-smile, but a smile nonetheless.
"Aa."
* * *
"No, Youji. Not Tamiko. Ken."
He watched the face grow pale with disbelief, and recognition. He admired Youji for
that.
He wasn't as strong as his friend.
* * *
"I heard you're going out with Knight."
"His name is Honjyou Yuuji, Youji."
"So I've heard."
"Yes, I am."
"Good."
"How is that good?"
"It's not good to dwell in the past, Aya." Youji turned to face him. "You, of all
people, should have learned that by now."
He had no answer.
"But you know", Youji continued. "I'm glad you got over it."
No answer, again.
"But what I said in that letter...I'll be there, even though not as a lover, but as
a comrade and as a friend. All of us will always be there for you. To share and bear your
burdens. Never hesitate to ask for our help, 'cause we'll be there for you. Always."
He had no answer, again, but perhaps there was no need for one.
* * *
"I love you, Rook."
A pause, then a hesitant, very soft reply.
"I...love you too, Knight."
In the darkness of the room and the night, they smiled at each other, and everything
in his world was once again right.
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Author's note:
The sole purpose of this epilogue was to take up space. Hmm, well, this fic's
finished. That's good. Now I can get started on my other fics... "Brother Brother, Sister
Sister" is still giving me writer's block. Oh well, I don't like it all that much, maybe
I'll change it into something else.
Andrea Weiling
"So it's over, isn't it?"
"Aa."
* * *
Vaguely he remembered the offer Knight had given him those years ago, when they were
still together, an unseparable couple, lovers, but Fate drew them apart.
"I'll be there if you ever need me, Rook."
He wondered if that offer still stood.
* * *
"You know, I didn't expect to see you so soon, Rook. I thought I wouldn't see you
again at all."
"Does your offer still stand?"
A pause in the talk, all idle chatter.
"Yeah. It still does."
He leaned forward and placed his lips on the other's.
* * *
"Are you sure about this, Rook?"
"Yes."
"Youji is doing alright with Tamiko or Ken or whoever it is?"
"Yes."
"You've let go."
"Not really. But I will, in time."
"Then I guess we'll be seeing each other a bit more often than I anticipated. It
was a good date. But you could try talking next time."
A half-smile, but a smile nonetheless.
"Aa."
* * *
"No, Youji. Not Tamiko. Ken."
He watched the face grow pale with disbelief, and recognition. He admired Youji for
that.
He wasn't as strong as his friend.
* * *
"I heard you're going out with Knight."
"His name is Honjyou Yuuji, Youji."
"So I've heard."
"Yes, I am."
"Good."
"How is that good?"
"It's not good to dwell in the past, Aya." Youji turned to face him. "You, of all
people, should have learned that by now."
He had no answer.
"But you know", Youji continued. "I'm glad you got over it."
No answer, again.
"But what I said in that letter...I'll be there, even though not as a lover, but as
a comrade and as a friend. All of us will always be there for you. To share and bear your
burdens. Never hesitate to ask for our help, 'cause we'll be there for you. Always."
He had no answer, again, but perhaps there was no need for one.
* * *
"I love you, Rook."
A pause, then a hesitant, very soft reply.
"I...love you too, Knight."
In the darkness of the room and the night, they smiled at each other, and everything
in his world was once again right.
/ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \
Author's note:
The sole purpose of this epilogue was to take up space. Hmm, well, this fic's
finished. That's good. Now I can get started on my other fics... "Brother Brother, Sister
Sister" is still giving me writer's block. Oh well, I don't like it all that much, maybe
I'll change it into something else.
Andrea Weiling