A/N: Wee! Another one, in the space of 2 days? Aren't you all lucky! This one's a bit sad, but not really. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy!
034. Not Enough
Some days it isn't enough.
Hitomi is always vaguely aware of his mind when it touches hers, warm and comforting. There can be no mistaking his presence, after all. Sometimes it's just to check on her, other times it's to have an actual conversation. But every time Van's presence fades away, it leaves her aching, feeling as if something's missing from her. She walks to the train station and listens to the other girls giggling and gossiping about couples and boys, and it makes the hole inside her gape open wider.
She isn't the only one; Van feels it too. Whenever her carefree, cheerful voice falls into silence in his head, he feels old ghosts and fears clamoring into existence once more. He never realized how very sad and alone he was until Hitomi fell into his life with her light and optimistic attitude. It's almost more than he can take, to make himself get up in the mornings and take care of his duties.
For both of them, the wait until her next return to Gaea seems like forever. Though their minds and hearts are always connected, sometimes it's not enough.