Bleeding Heart

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

A/N: I know this is several months after my last update. (Grin) At least it's up at all. Anyway, here are FOUR! Enjoy the latest!

XXII: Silence

The silence

In the silence, there was

Music

But he was busy

Listening

To her heart.

Or,

At least,

Trying.

The silence

In the silence, there was

Laughter

But she was too busy

Listening

To his breath.

Or,

At least,

Trying.

In the silence, there was

Something

But they were too busy

Listening

To the silence.

Or,

At least,

Trying.

XXIII: Little Things

He likes soba.

Well,

Maybe that's not

Strong enough

A word.

He LOVES soba.

One of those funny

Little things,

Y'know?

But…

I make him soba.

Every time

He comes in.

Just for him.

He prob'ly doesn't

Realize

Or notice,

Or anything.

But…

I still make him soba.

Yeah,

I know it's silly.

But it's

The little things.

I guess.

Like…a smile

On a bad day.

Or a brush

Of his hand when

I'm feeling down.

Or

Hot soba

On a rainy day.

Yeah.

Little things

Like that.

XXIV: No

Hey…

Kitsune!

You have to snap out of it.

Come back.

I know

We all die someday.

But…

I mean,

You aren't…

REALLY

Dead, right?

You don't get it,

Kitsune.

Megitsune.

Megumi.

You can't go yet.

It isn't

ALLOWED.

I…

Never told you

Just how much I…

…

Love you.

XXV: Dishes

A glint of sunlight

Glances

Off a bucket

Of water.

She

Glances where it falls

And blushes

At his slumbering face.

He

SHOULD

Be helping her.

But

She can't bring herself

To wake him.

So,

Ever so quietly,

She finishes the dishes.

By herself—

But not alone.

When he was

To arise

He'd feel guilty.

But just then…

The sunlight

Glances

Off the water

And lands on the blanket

Carefully

Placed over him.

And illuminates

A smile on her face

That doesn't

Need more illumination

Than

Her happiness.

A/N: YAY! Okay, so the first was Kenshin/Tomoe, then Saito/Tae (curse you, Jasmine!), then Sano/Megumi, and finally Yahiko/Tsubame. Review!