Title: Absolution
Pairing: Iori/Noriko
Word count: 150
They meet again in college.
By complete chance, they share a class--and they recognize each other, though Iori's shoulders have grown broader, his muscles developed, his face become more defined, and Noriko has grown her hair out, lost her baby fat, developed curves.
A few cups of coffee, some dinners, a couple actual dates, and one weekend away together later, they are celebrating their four month anniversary.
Iori has it planned out to the smallest detail--perfect restaraunt, perfect gift, perfect everything. What he doesn't have planned is her breaking down and crying hysterically.
"Why don't you hate me?" she sobs at him, her shoulders shaking. "I want you to hate me. I was bad back then, I let him put the seed in--everything was my fault."
He takes her face in his hands. "If I learned anything when I was a Chosen, it was how to forgive."