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Mythology
Part Two: Secret Defiance of the Blossom Deities
Six: Needle
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Ayame pulled back the needle, his eyes watching as the thread followed it in its path.
His complete focus was on the material he was sewing.
It was for Tohru, of course, commissioned by Akito in one of his rare moments of attention towards Ayame.
It was for the wedding, naturally.
Ayame sucked in a breath.
It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair.
She deserved something more. She deserved something else, something real, something infinitely more happy.
She deserved romance, for heaven's sake.
In and out, the needle wove through the cloth over and over again.
He could only imagine how Yuki felt.
It – It probably hurt. It probably hurt inside his chest, inside his heart. A dull pain, Ayame mused silently, tying a knot into the thread and snipping close to it with a pair of scissors before threading another needle with a different color of thread.
"Boss! That's—that's beautiful!" Mine gushed. Ayame didn't look up, but merely smiled. Of course it was beautiful! If he made it there was no reason for it to be otherwise. And aside from that, this had to be absolutely perfect and spectacular.
"Is it for one of the regulars or a new one?"
"It's for Tohru-kun."
Mine floundered.
"T-tohru-chan is getting m-married?"
Ayame gave her an odd smile, and nodded, poking the needle into the fabric gently.
"Isn't she a bit young? Well—Oh, but, anyway, I wish Tohru-chan and Little Brother happiness!"
Ayame's face went blank for a moment, before he plastered an overly cheerful expression on his face.
"Oh, don't be silly! She isn't marrying Yuki-kun! It—It's a different Sohma. Rather complicated, actually. But it's no matter."
Mine floundered again.
"O-oh. Are you okay, Boss?"
Ayame took in a deep breath.
"Yes. Of course! What would ever lead you to think otherwise? But I think I'll take a break from this for a while. My fingers are getting rather stiff, you know?"
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Author's Space
Aah… Sorry for the super-delay. I kind of… forgot… about this story while I was working on Folding Cranes. Whoops.
Me heart Aaya.
Next Chapter: Chapter Seven: Worth.
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