fanfic by volly
kingdom hearts (c) square enix/disney
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title: running away (3)
wordcount: 235
pairing: yuffieaerith
genre: mild angst
notes: finally pulling myself out of present-tense first person mode. ;) oh. and i've decided. i really do like yuffieaerith.
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"So what happened today?" Aerith asked, brushing a palm over Yuffie's knee to cure the shallow cut that ran across the pale skin. Yuffie was quieter than normal this particular evening, which was always a cause for concern.
Yuffie didn't give a reply at first, and Aerith began to wonder if she was being ignored until the ninja finally muttered under her breath. "Lost another one to the shadows."
That explained it. She was always very moody after a casualty. Aerith hummed sympathetically. "It's not your fault."
"No?" Yuffie sighed, rubbing at her now unscathed knee, while Aerith moved onto the scraping wound on the girl's shoulder. "I can't believe that. Everytime it happens I feel like I've failed at something." she bit her lower lip. "I wish I knew what it was."
Aerith had nothing to say to that, so she focused on just healing all of Yuffie's material injuries, while wishing she could do the same to the shinobi's psychological wounds. Yuffie stood and took a breath. "You know what keeps me going? You know why I fight?" she answered her own question. "I fight so that you don't have to, Aerith."
And then she ran away. Aerith sat down heavily on the stool Yuffie had occupied just a few moments ago.
Yuffie was the only person that could make Aerith Gainsborough wish she could fight.