Author's Note: Hello, readers! I've been in a good mood lately, due to spending some time at Tora-Con today. :D I had a great time cosplaying as Mieu (from Tales of the Abyss), and I'm totally looking forward to cosplaying as Erika tomorrow! This wonderful just-got-back-from-the-con feeling has inspired me to write some fluff, and so this oneshot was born. It takes place just after episode 14 (and will hopefully not be made un-canon in future episodes). Enjoy!
A Reminder
"Are you mad?"
Shinra looked up from his bed, clearly not having achieved anything close to sleep while his girlfriend was off thinking. Maybe it was the lack of glasses; maybe it was his noticeably uncomfortable body language, but something about him just didn't look right. Celty couldn't help but feel somewhat worried.
Not at you.
It was the truth. While that father of his was undeniably a jackass, Shinra was genuinely a good person. She would have preferred to hear the truth about being cut by Saika earlier, but the fact that he told her before she had the chance to find out on her own was certainly an improvement, and she was proud of him, not to mention flattered that he was so desperate to keep her by his side. The secret he had kept from her up until six months ago was definitely not something she approved of, but the euphoria of knowing just how loved she was had overwhelmed her, and it hadn't faded at all since then.
Shinra breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness! I wouldn't want to sleep alone tonight."
Celty snuggled into the covers next to the young man, no longer as hesitant to show him affection as he was when they first became a couple. Shinra leaned into her, his feathery hair tickling her shoulder.
Shinra?
"Yes?"
If there's anything else that I should know, would you please just tell me now?
The doctor pensively moved his head up a few centimeters. After a few seconds of thought, his mouth started to slowly stretch outward like silly putty, an obvious indication that he was up to no good.
"Well, there is one thing."
What's that?
"I am completely…"
He stopped here to playfully kiss the place where Celty's neck and shoulder formed an almost right angle.
"…and totally…"
There was another kiss here.
"…in love with you."
Yet another kiss.
Celty would roll her eyes if she had them in her possession, but she couldn't hide the fact that she returned Shinra's feelings due to the heart-shaped cloud of smoke dancing its way out of her neck.
I already knew that, silly.
Shinra snuggled closer to her, still grinning uncontrollably.
"Well, a little reminder never hurts."
