"Hero"

Pairing: Kotoumi

Umi liked to think that she was Kotori's hero.

She wanted to be someone that protected her little bird.

Yet when the accident temporarily took away the use of her limbs she felt like she couldn't take up the role anymore.

What is a hero who couldn't even stand?

What is a hero who couldn't even stand up for herself?

Kotori could feel the lights of Umi slowly dimming out.

The passion within her girlfriend had was no more, replaced with frustrations.

It pained her to see Umi struggled with standing up, often refusing her help.

When Umi had refused her entry into the house, things worsened.

She wasn't sure if she was needed anymore.

The door closed, the clicking sound snapping the door shut.

She could hear the sound of the footsteps fading away, the crunching sound of boots on snow leaving imprints on the white canvas.

It was a terrible mistake, Umi realized a little too late.

She had vented her frustrations out on someone who didn't deserve it.

Kotori had been kind enough to stay by her side.

She had wheeled out in a hurry, only to see two boys hitting on her princess.

The wheels was slightly skidding on the thin ice as she increased her speed.

Her arms ached.

As Umi slammed into the two boys, she realized yet another mistake.

There was no way she could escape with her girlfriend.

But it's okay, because a hero never escapes.

A blur of blue had crashed into her would-be assaulters.

Her hero was back.

The wheels on the chair continued to spin, as three bodies lie motionless on the ground, two of them out cold.

In her panic, she had carried her shell shocked Umi back to her chair, as she pushed Umi away from the scene.

She willed herself to run faster, her hands never letting the handle go.

"Umi-chan, you saved me again. Thank you…"

She could hear Kotori's pants as they past the numerous lampposts on the streets.

Kotori had slowed down as they reached her house.

"No, thank you for staying by my side. I'm sorry… Would you forgive me?"

Maybe heroes need heroes too.

And Kotori was hers.

She always was, just that she never noticed.