Title: 10 Reasons why I Love Kazuki
Pairing: Soushi/Kazuki
Theme: 10. #10
Notes: 10 Reasons why Soushi Loves Kazuki. Wonderfully fluffy. I wanted to post this a long time ago and it just kept getting pushed back... The list is kind of in increasing order of importance, but not completely...some things are just too hard to decide. Enjoy!

10 Reasons why I love Kazuki

10. I know him better than anyone. I've known him since we were children, and he was the first one to use Fafner. He is first and foremost, my best friend.

9. He doesn't want anyone to be hurt, even if it means him being hurt instead. I have never met a kinder person, though I have finally come to realize that many of the other people on the island are nice as well.

8. He loves me back. He chose me over everyone else, over people who had never caused him any sort of pain before. He is able to forgive me no matter what stupid thing I do, and even if we get in a fight I know we can make up again, somehow. Every time he says those three words, my heart skips a beat and despite all my worries about everything, this, us, I feel happy. "I love you."

7. He keeps his promises. He said he would wait for me, and he did for an entire year, and would have waited even longer if that was what it took. I know I can trust him without fear of being hurt, that he will never betray me. I didn't always know this, which is why I lost hope when he left the island that first time, but now it is just one of the many truths I associate with Kazuki. It is a characteristic.

6. We seem to fit together just right. He was inexperienced in battle and war, and I...am inexperienced at life and everyday normal activities. Our strengths and weaknesses seem to compliment each other perfectly. I once taught him how to kill; now he teaches me how to live.

5. His body. The comforting warmth when he hugs me, his brilliant smile that always makes things seem so much better, the way I feel when we hold hands. He was my first kiss, and even now, after having shared tens of hundreds of thousands of them, I still melt every bit as much each time.

4. The little things. Like the way he brought me soup when I got sick that one time, and the fact that he can make me smile. The small activities we do together, like racing on the beach or sitting in comfortable silence and reading. The fact that I can just be myself and live when I'm with him.

3. His strength. He's always been the strongest in Fafner, but it's more than that. It's his willpower; how if he puts his mind to it, it sometimes seems he can do just about anything. He wanted to protect the island; he did so. He wanted to rescue those NUN pilots; he did it against everyone's orders not to. He decided to wait until I came back, and he was able to do so. Even his enemies can sense his strength, both Festum and human. He has strength, and the courage to back it up. He's not afraid to do anything if it will help others.

2. I can count on him. Whether it's counting on his strength, his comfort, his trust, or just everything, him in general, I know I can count on him to be there. There isn't any question; sometimes I don't even have to tell him I need him before he's already there and waiting. It's almost like we're of one mind, sometimes; one soul. What I always wanted to be with him.

1. He understands me.