Umm… I wrote this before knowing that the restriction of drabbles was 100 words… This one was originally 230, but I shortened it to 200, to keep within a word restriction once I did find out. It's not a 100 word drabble then, but a 200 word one. Please enjoy.

Tactics belongs to Kinoshita Sakura and Higashiyama Kazuko



I Want to Hear You Say…

Haruka. The beloved name given by Kantarou. He feels that any other name would be unsatisfactory to his ears. But, he supposes any name that Kantarou chose would be beautiful. Currently though, none brings more bliss than that of Haruka. Haruka, Haruka, Haruka. He sighs, relishing in remembrance of Kantarou's voice, lilting with the syllables of his name. He longs to hear that voice whisper those words softly into his ear, but alas, he has not heard them. More than once he has seen them symbolized, engulfed within Kantarou's entrancing eyes, those fleeting glances locked in mesmerizing quality within his mind, but he has yet to hear them. He has yet to engrave them into his thoughts; yet to embrace the sound of them. He knows that those words fashioned from his memory of Kantarou's voice will not suffice; he must hear them aloud. He needs to see if they will sound as captivating as his name. But, as Kantarou calls for him, he settles to hear those words another day. Surely, just being with Kantarou and listening to his enchanting voice is enough for now.

Until the day he decides to tell Kantarou, "I want to hear you say…"