The Snowflake
"Hige?" "Yeah Kiba?" "You don't like talking about you collar, do you?" Not you too Kiba. Is it that interesting? I sigh, "no." "Why?" "Because it hurts." He thinks about that a minute. "If you won't tell me why you wear it, will you at least tell me where you got it?" What the hell. Why not? Not like it's gotta be a detailed answer. "From someone I knew, a long time ago." "Someone.....special?" "Yeah."
He settles down, contemplating my answer. I wonder how hard it was for him, coming that far alone. "Hige?" "Hmmm?" I look at him. "Did something....bad happen to that someone?" "Yes." "I know how it feels....to lose someone. You just....just wanna....forget." Losing your whole world does hurt. I think that's one feeling all four of us know. But to forget the one you lost....
"No Kiba." He looks up at me, "I don't....." "If we forget, then what was the point? If we forget those we lost, then how are we supposed to remember what they taught us while they were here." "But it hurts so much to even think about...." "Because you're thinking of the bad times. Think of the good times more. It'll still hurt, but not as much." At least that's always been my method. I'd rather not think about when Mom died. With all the good times we had, in our short time together, I really don't have to.
" 'Sides snowflake," he glares at me. "You're the one who said we have to keep moving forward. And now we've got each other, not to mention Tsume and Toboe." "You're right." He flicks his tail across my nose, making me sneeze. Apparently my attempt to lighten the mood worked. "You'll pay for that snowflake.
Seems we got the collar business straightened out for now, so it's time for a little fun. I jump on him and we start wrestling. After a few minutes, I pin him down by sheer force of size. He struggles to get loose and I let him up. "You lose again snowflake." Kiba grins at me, "that's what you think, fluffy." He dives on me and we start over. It feels so good to play for once. It's been so long....
Chaos: Heey! What'cha think? They're both kinda OOC, huh? I'm gonna drag Tsume into this in the next chapter, so stay tuned. Later!