::Disclaimer:: Blue Sub isn't mine, but I'm not taking any
credit for it or its characters, so please don't sue.
Kino had long ago
grown her hair out, but she didn't like it as much as she use to. Her headgear
just didn't fit and small tendrils of her hair was always sticking out, so her
hair was always getting wet when she went in the water.
It'd been almost
two years since the war with Zordyke was over. Kino hadn't spoken to Hayami
since. She had to admit that she missed him. He was always moody, but he was a
friend. Despite his solemn nature, he had such a large heart. If only he could
learn to love again. Love something...someone...her.
Kino shook her head
as she continued packing. What was she thinking? Hayami? Love HER? She wasn't
even sure she loved him. Oops. There it went. She wasn't sure, but she hoped she
did. She sighed. She did love him. She had ever since they had gone and talked
to Zorndyke on that strange island. Continent. She wasn't even sure of what it
was anymore.
It didn't matter where they were anyway. There, he saw a bit
of his heart that he showed to no one. When he had actually sat there laughing
bitterly in the sand while she held him, she knew she loved him. It wasn't his
arrogance. It wasn't his looks, either, though she had to admit he was very
good-looking. It was that he had risked his life for her. For a little, anyway.
And he had shown compassion.
She doubted he ever smiled before. Well...at
least since the incident he never spoke to her about. She was glad to know that
something she did caused him to smile those few and short moments when they were
in the water.
The water. Gods, she missed the cool rush of the waves as
the tide turned on her feet. She missed the sea. She missed the salty, sea air.
What she wouldn't give to see it one more time.
And she would. That was
what she was packing for in the first place. The captain had invited everyone to
the beach. They would be having a party to celebrate two years since Zordyke was
defeated. Naturally, Hayami was also invited. She worried about whether he would
show up or not. She hoped she did.
