Bleeding Heart

Disclaimer: Still don't own nothin' but the words.

A/N: I WOULD say I love you all, but only my trusted friend Jasmine reviewed. Although I read your bio, sRoze, and I pity you, so I love you, too. (Bows) And these are shorter, because they weren't they type that I could drag out. They NEEDED to be concise.

So forge ahead if you dare, into my land of alternate pairings and fun.

XIX: Snow

Snow

Drifting

Covering everything

It flits down

And lands in your hair

Disappearing

Into the white

More lands on your cheek

Icy breath of winter

In place

Of my kiss

Despite my will

My hand comes to your

Cold

Icy cheek

It brushes away

The

Cold

Soft kiss

Of the snowflake.

Your eyes meet mine

Precious turquoise

To glistening sapphire

And snow is there

Too

Ice

Cold

And beautiful.

XX: Something Strange

Look.

Ah'm not too good at this.

It's not all that easy

And Ah don't know why.

So.

Try ta understand.

Good?

'Kay.

Um…

The thing is…

There's somethin' strange.

Every time Ah look at you.

Somethin'…not right,

Like a shock

Right down mah spine.

It's strange.

Every time you talk ta me

Somethin' happens.

Somethin' different.

Ah cain't explain it—

Not that Ah don't try.

It's just…

Somethin'.

Can ya help meh?

…What was that?

…

What d'ya mean, Tae?

So that's what it's called, huh?

That somethin' strange.

Love

Really is a funny thing.

XXI: Melting

A change

In icy eyes

A double glance

From one who took

Everything in

After one.

The confused fade

Of an ever-present smile

Showed something.

Neither understood.

And everything

Went on as always.

Nothing

Changed

Ever.

But the one could not

Forget

That change in the eyes.

That double glance.

And the other

Could also not

Forget

That fade

In the ever-present smile.

Yet

As time goes on,

The past melts away

And

Changes flow into

The sea of time.

A/N: Tune in next time, and anyone who is kind enough to ACTUALLY review (I see the hit count. I KNOW you're reading without reviewing) will get a cyber-plushie of the bishie of their choice. And cookies. So review. PLEASE. T.T

P.S. I bet you'd like to know the pairings, wouldn't you? Well, I believe they're pretty obvious…I've gone on a non-canon streak…(Sheepish grin) ANYway, the first is Enishi/Kaoru, then Chou/Tae, then Aoshi/Sojiro. But don't kill or flame for this.