dragonflies

The first time she kisses Orihime it's soft and sweet and terrible and Tatsuki can't believe she's doing this. She pulls away with something akin to horror, only to find that Orihime has taken hold of her hands. She's smiling, the kind of smile Tatsuki's only ever seen her give to dragonflies. "Silly," she says, laughing, and then she wraps her arms around her and kisses her back.

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January 2006