HonoKoto

Always Here to Kiss Away Your Tears

"Ne, Kotori-chan…"

"Yes, Honoka-chan?" Kotori puts down her thread and needle on the clubroom table to listen to Honoka. She didn't like the loneliness in Honoka's voice, the vulnerability. Kotori wanted to remove that from Honoka's life immediately, right this moment.

But she had to understand what's wrong first. So she waited and listened.

Honoka lowers her head further, usually bright, playful blue eyes now wet from tears that threatened to fall. "Kotori-chan… If I'm feeling really, really sad…and really, really helpless…like I might-"

Honoka pressed her lips tightly together and blinked multiple times, doing her best to not cry.

"…would you be here…with me..? F-For me..?"

Honoka looks to where Kotori is sitting.

Kotori smiles sadly. She reaches her hands over to the gingerhead, cupping her face gently with one and the other catching the tears that have escaped; she wouldn't be surprised if those beautiful blue eyes couldn't quite see her now with that much crying. "You're so silly, Honoka-chan…"

Honoka sniffles loudly, eyebrows furrowed, confused.

A soft giggle bubbles out of Kotori and she leans over to press her forehead to Honoka's, breathing out softly through her nose, watching Honoka's eyes close for a second or two before opening again, tears still freshly flowing.

The ash-brunette wipes them off once more. "I'll always be here for you, Honoka-chan…"

Honoka's mouth opens a bit more, but nothing came out.

Kotori shifts in her seat, and presses her lips to Honoka's left cheek.

"Koto..ri-chan..?"

Kotori doesn't say anything as she moves to press her lips to Honoka's right cheek, staying there for a few seconds before pulling away. She could tell that the kisses were working its magic as Honoka's crying slowed and the gingerhead's breathing became even.

Kotori leans in again, kissing the under of Honoka's right eye for a time before pulling slightly back. "I'll always…" She positioned her head more to Honoka's left. "always…" Kotori kisses the under of Honoka's left eye. "…be by your side; to kiss your tears away, Honoka-chan."

Honoka cries again as she pushed herself slightly off the chair and pulled Kotori closer in a clumsy and desperate but tight and loving hug. The gingerhead rubs her crying face against Kotori's uniform shirt, soiling it with tears and wrinkles; Kotori never minds that.

Kotori returns the embrace with as much, if not more love and that strong sense to protect the girl in her arms, the love of her life.

Kotori rubs Honoka's back reassuringly, in a calming circular motion, then she caressed Honoka's hair till Honoka's body wasn't shaking. "Honoka-chan… I'm here for you… I love you…"

Honoka remained quiet and unmoving for possibly ten minutes, the ash-brunette thought Honoka have fallen asleep. But Kotori smiles and tightens the hug when Honoka's hoarse voice said, "I love you…Kotori-chan."

Kotori runs her fingers through Honoka's orange tresses rhythmically until her girlfriend shifted on her shoulder to meet eyes with her, sharing a conversation only the two can hear before they went home hand in hand.

Author Notes

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Because the KyoAni incident hurt me so bad, I never knew how much I love them and am attached to them…I just want to let KyoAni know that I love and support them forever and always, even in these hard and trying times…if they can even still…

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Excuse me while I… …