Pairing: Lingfan
Rating: K
Setting: East Desert, Post-Series
Spoilers: Fu's death, Greeling ark, Promised Day
Summary: Fu's death hits them hard. Prompt - Mourning
Notes: Prompted by AI-497, hope I did good!
Crossing the desert without Fu seems wrong.
There was an empty spot, a hole of despair.
He can see it in Lan Fan's eyes and the way she stands and walks. She's beaten down, her only family ripped away from her.
Ling wished he could relate to what she's feeling, but can't. His mother died during child birth and he's only met his father twice.
Fu... Fu was Lan Fan's world. Whether the two showed it or not.
It was all Ling's fault, too.
He had been too weak. He had been too slow. Fu had sacrificed himself for him.
It just seemed like everyone around him just ended up getting hurt. Lan Fan lost her arm protecting him, Fu lost his life protecting him.
'Even Greed...' Ling thought, self-sufferingly.
Ling swallowed his grief and looked to Lan Fan again. He didn't deserve to mourn, Lan Fan needed him. Ling looked at Mei, who was riding next to him.
His little sister was uncharacteristically serious, and gave him a look that obviously said "Get over there."
He nodded, kicking himslef mentally for the fact that he needed prompting from his little sister of people. Ling guided his camel so his and Lan Fan's were next to each other. She didn't acknowledge his approach.
"Lan Fan?" He questioned softly. A soft hiccuping gasp met his ears, and Ling realized with a jolt that she was crying. He almost slapped himself. How long had she been crying?
"Oh, Lan Fan," He said softly, pulling the girl into an awkward hug. The camels had the right mind to stop so their riders wouldn't fall off.
Lan Fan gripped his shirt, and cried.
AN: Well, There you have it, AI-497. Your "Mourning" prompt has been fulfilled, and I am very grateful that you suggested it.
Also, why do I always update in the middle of the night?
Prompts and Request welcome!