Chapter 9
Saturday she died, Sunday he fought back his tears and tried desperately to bring her back, Monday… Baron looked up at the work of the previous two days, and she looked back down at him.
"I woke up at midnight," she said, bending down. "You were asleep, and I didn't want to disturb you. Thank you, love."
"Haru!" he cried, his voice raw from crying, his green eyes rimmed with red. He flung his arms around her.
"Shh, it's alright, I'm here," Haru said softly, stroking his back gently and holding him to her. "Easter is a time of rebirth after all," she added. "And what did I say about crying?"
A choked sound, a cross between a sob and a laugh, burst from his lips and he held her tighter.
"Don't ever leave, I'm always so lost without you."
"Hey, I'm not going anywhere," the brunette said. "Not this time, not ever again," she added, more softly, pulling him gently away so that she could study his face. It had been so long since she was the right size to hold him like this, study his face like this, and now…
Haru smiled, running her fingers through the fur on his cheek, and kissed him gently, softly, purely, lightly, it was barely a kiss at all, but their lips met, and it took their breath away to feel that fleeting touch.
Baron wrapped his arms all the more tightly around her. He would never let her out of his sight again, not ever.
The End