Mabudachi Trio Drabbles

by The S

This is a collection of drabbles featuring everyone's favourite Handsome Blossom Trio. Each chapter will feature a different drabble. Updated 10.22 with the chapter: When September Ends. The last straw propels Shigure on his course to break Akito.

4. Fallen

Title: Fallen
Characters: Ayame, Hatori, Akito, Shigure

Genre: General

Rating: T
Author's Note: Why DID Ayame fall out of favour with Akito, anyway? In chapter 101 we learned that when a Juunishi lives "outside", it's not a privelege, but a punishment. Just tossing ideas around, here.
This is the dance when Ayame and Hatori were 17.

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Fallen

Strands of moonlight whirled around Ayame's shoulders, his costume gold to match his eyes. The part of the dance where the year was passed to Snake from Dragon was flawless. The two of them moved together as if they had been born to do this. Of course, they had.

But this year, it was different. There was something in the way Ayame looked at Hatori, eyelids drooping, cheeks flushed red. Hatori's expression was serene as ever; chiseled from a block of purest ice, it never changed.

Watching them closely, Akito frowned, fists clenching in her ceremonial robe. And Shigure worried.