Word February 2000

by garnet eyes

Using Dictionary .com's February 2000 Word of the Day as basis for freehand thoughts and interactions of the Baron trio. Length and perspective both vary. Not intended to follow a single timeline. Kain, Rosa, and Cecil in various combinations.

6. Compunction R, RxC, imKxR,KxC

Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 11 Mar 2011
Summary: 06 February 2000 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Rosa, Rosa x Cecil, implied Kain x Rosa/Kain x Cecil
Author Notes: compunction, noun;
1. Anxiety or deep unease proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain.
2. A sting of conscience or a twinge of uneasiness; a qualm; a scruple.
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy IV is owned by Square-Enix and I in no way, shape, or form profit off of my writing. This is simply for my own pleasure, and may at any time be removed and/or modified as I see fit.

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Rosa had come to a decision over the years of Kain's absence from Baron. She had always seen him as the rock she could lean against when she was in trouble, and she felt terrible that she'd never noticed his growing affection for her. It was made even worse by the fact that she was completely aware of his unrequited love for their other best friend, a man who she, too, loved. It wasn't Cecil's fault that he didn't notice; Kain refused to talk about these things and Cecil had a terribly thick head. But she'd relied too much on her rock, and she realized now that she'd not given back anything in turn. That wasn't fair to Kain, and it wasn't fair to Cecil, and it wasn't fair to herself. Kain deserved all of their love a hundred fold, and she was determined to give him just that when he returned. Cecil would blunder his way through as he always did when it came to emotions, because it was impossible to subtly point him in the correct direction when said direction wasn't right in front of his face. She hoped that it would be enough, that it would make up for the dragoon's long-suffering silence and the tinge of despair that had clouded his life.

Even if he resolved himself and moved on, she would still give him the love that she should have been giving him all along, because he had stood by her, had been true to her, since the day she was born. And she had to start repaying her debt somehow.