Anonymous 2018/12/10 (Mon) 12:17 No. 41525 ▼ [X] walk toward her, seeking to reconcile.
--- [X] Reassuring.
Anonymous 2018/12/10 (Mon) 14:35 No. 41528 ▼ [x] walk toward her, seeking to reconcile.
--- [x] Reassuring.
End Kizin!3bPfzwokco 2018/12/16 (Sun) 08:32 No. 41570 ▼
[X] walk toward her, seeking to reconcile.
--- [X] Reassuring.
“—Hitomi,” I say, reaching toward her even when I’m so far out, “you... Listen, I...”
Nothing makes sense in my head. Hitomi doesn’t look at me, even when I’m close to her. I keep my hand raised, thinking about what I could do to make her feel comforted.
... Well—
“The world is bigger than this.”
Her ear perks up.
“Hitomi, don’t think that... some stupid, thoughtless brats make up the whole thing. Don’t think they even make up the whole Village. Listen... I may be a youkai, but I didn’t decide to stay with you because of how you look. I stayed with a human child because I found her... cute. As a person she was cute... and kind-hearted, and I just...”
I frown.
“Can you... look at me?” I ask. She turns her head just a little, but I still can’t see her face. “... You know, you don’t need me to be your only friend. That’s all I want you to hear.”
Now she looks, suddenly. She turns her head and I turn my eyes away. She looked almost shocked, not just sad.
The rain soaks into the shoulders of my mantle.
“You’re not like me, Hitomi. You don’t need to be something, and changing that would risk everything for you. I think... if you just straightened your back, and showed the world the smile you always show to me, then you’ll see that not only youkai can like you.”
I pinch my collar, and see her face growing worried out the corner of my eye. I hide my face a little more, wincing. “A smile like that shouldn’t be hidden,” I tell her, “and a good heart will be rewarded: that is the truth.”
I step back once.
“I shouldn’t make life any harder for you, just because I enjoy your company.”
I turn halfway.
“Please value yourself as much as I value you, girl.”
I look to the sky.
“Goodbye, and take care, Hito—mm!?”
I get cut off because my cape gets pulled.
Then, something strikes the back of my head.
Hard.
My vision turns a blur as my skull tumbles from my shoulders,
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