Title: Myriads of Color
Author: Potato Maiden
Pairing: Umi Ryuuzaki/Ascot
Fandom: Magic Knight Rayearth
Theme: #19 - Red
Disclaimer: I do not own Magic Knight Rayearth, it, and all it's components belong to Clamp, who refuse to answer my phone calls...
Ascot saw red. Oh boy, did he see red. Everywhere he looked, he saw some shade of red, but nonetheless, red. The only one not red was her, yes, the fire maiden was a lovely shade of orange. Yes, even Umi was in red, but that was just because there was a very fuzzy pink lining around her.
The color red had been haunting him ever since that faithful day. That day was the best of his life. Oh, how he remembered it like it was yesterday.
……
"Umi! I…" Ascot paused, forgetting what exactly he wanted to say. To express, to tell her…
"You what?" she asked.
"I… uh… I like you!" he blurted. Umi looked taken aback at first then she smiled softly.
"I like you too, Ascot."
"A lot. I like you a lot, Umi."
"So do I. I'm glad we're okay with each other."
"No, Umi, I mean I like you like you." Umi's eyes widened in shock.
"You do?"
"Yeah, you're really pretty and I like you and I…" Ascot trailed off. "I'm sorry. Forget what I said." Ascot turned to walk away but Umi stopped him.
"Ascot, thank you for the compliment and I do really really like you. A lot. And no, I won't forget what you said. It was sweet, and I appreciate it." Umi stood on the balls of her feet and kissed Ascot lightly on the cheek, then walked away. Ascot, soon became his favorite shade of red, ultra-deluxe fire engine cherry bomb red.
……
A grin had spread across Ascot's face at this memory. A very wide and turning his face pink sort of grin. Oh boy, that was a great day.