The brightly burning flames leaped about, hungrily devouring the small heap of wood that served as their fuel. Rin sat close to the fire, hugging her legs to her chest as she basked in the tantalising warmth that the flames had to offer. Her eyes slid shut and a soft sigh passed through her lips. The soothing sound of crackling flames was joined by that of footsteps.
"Found them." Kyousuke sat down next to her, clutching a bag of marshmallows and a couple of skewers. He handed one over to Rin. "Time to enjoy some marshmallows."
In unison, each of them speared a marshmallow and held it out over the flames before devouring the charred sweets.
"Mmm. It's been forever since we've done this." Kyousuke toasted another marshmallow and chewed on it, sitting back and raising his gaze to the sky. A large patch of sky was visible through the cover of trees and he could just make out the stars. "It's nice to go camping once in a while. Is there anything in particular you would like to do tomorrow? We've got the whole weekend free after all."
Rin shook her head. She popped another marshmallow in her mouth and swallowed. "Whatever you think of is fine. You always come up with fun stuff for us to do."
"Alright then." Kyousuke put an arm around Rin's shoulders, resting his head against hers.
The two siblings quietly ate their marshmallows, watching the fire burn.
"Fire," said Rin, all of a sudden.
"Hm?"
"There's a lot of fire in hell, isn't there?"
Kyousuke blinked. Just what had prompted Rin to say something so random? He supposed he should be pretty used to it by now but it still caught him by surprise. "Er, I guess so. It is supposed to be pretty hot in there. Why?"
"I heard that sinners go to hell." Rin peered at him, eyes radiating concern. "Are we going to go to hell, Kyousuke?"
Kyousuke let out a short, uncomfortable laugh. "Of course not. That's ridiculous."
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. Trust me."
"Okay." Rin breathed a sigh of relief, turning her gaze back to the fire. "I'll believe you."
Kyousuke smiled in bemusement as he kissed her head, then he too returned to staring at the fire. His smile faded, leaving behind a troubled expression. Deep down, Rin had to be uneasy, knowing what a taboo their love was, but he would be there to ease her worries whenever they came up. He would be lying if he said he never had misgivings of his own but so far everything was working out, somehow. Rin shifted, leaning further into him, and he held her tighter, stroking her hair.