Requested by The Crazy Chick In Black- thank you
Shinji x Hiyori
Lean
They did not lean on each other as they waited, because they were neither the kind to rely too heavily on the other. They all were tense, sitting in a half-way house as Kisuke- who never seemed to be out of ideas- planned their next move. None of them felt like doing anything but staring into the corners. Lisa sat with her knees clutched to her, Kensei with his back to them, Hachi with his head in his hands. The rest were listless, silent.
They sat side-by-side, a careful distance between them, unbroken by punches or pokes. Now was not the time.
They moved out later that day, and they still did not lean on each other. Even now, they were too tense to take comfort, and as the cold darkness of the living world air hit their lungs, Kisuke laughing that they had made it, Shinji closed his eyes.
He could not look. He would not look, not whilst it was still shrouded in the black of night.
She moved to the roof-top when they settled, the sky tinged with just the slightest of the morning on the horizon. Soon he joined her, but they still did not touch. They were not yet ready for it; instead, they waited, although quite what they were waiting for they did not know.
They stood side by side as the sun rose on the new morning, and their fingers intertwined as they were bathed in the new light.
She turned to him, scowling.
"I don't know what you look so pissed about. We're gonna be alright."
He looked at her, and slowly nodded.