fic [Bokurano] Those Left Behind: White it Out
Title: Those Left Behind: White it Out
Day/Theme: Aug 9 White it Out
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Machi, Kana, Jun
Rating: PG
Notes: for 31_days. spoilers for the end of the anime.
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"I wanted to die on the Earth where I was born after all."
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After the battle before the last, a layer of white snow blanketed the earth. The city was in shambles, but the snow remained pure in its icy beauty. The battles had started at the end of their summer. Now, winter was almost upon them. Out of the fifteen of them who had attended the summer nature camp, only she and her brother were left.
Kana didn't know where Machi had gone off to in her last moments. The older girl had abruptly sent them away from Zearth to where the old lady was. Did the old lady know that Machi wasn't from their Earth? Was anyone going to remember Machi and mourn her? Was there anyone back in Machi's world who remembered Machi and Dung Beetle, or had they been forgotten after saving the world?
She held her hand out, catching one of the drifting snowflakes. It was a sad thought, dying alone in a foreign world. The snowflake soon melted in her hand, leaving nothing behind except for the chilly water that ran down her hand.
She closed her hand, her breath frosting the air.
"Thank you, Machi-san."
Her brother turned to look back at her from where he was standing next to the old lady, the marks on the sides of his face standing out prominently.
Her feet brought her right up to him, her hands reaching out without thought to pull on the end of his jacket.
He had felt so far away.
"What?" came her brother's usual terseness.
She looked up at him, her eyes pleading, her hands refusing to let go. At his slightest shift, she bit her lips, preparing herself for some rough handling.
Instead, a comfortable weight rested on her head. He patted her hair.
Amazed, she looked up.
He was looking away, his cheeks pink. It was probably from the cold.
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the end
Rushed, because of watching the Olympics again. =P
Day/Theme: Aug 9 White it Out
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Machi, Kana, Jun
Rating: PG
Notes: for 31_days. spoilers for the end of the anime.
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"I wanted to die on the Earth where I was born after all."
-----
After the battle before the last, a layer of white snow blanketed the earth. The city was in shambles, but the snow remained pure in its icy beauty. The battles had started at the end of their summer. Now, winter was almost upon them. Out of the fifteen of them who had attended the summer nature camp, only she and her brother were left.
Kana didn't know where Machi had gone off to in her last moments. The older girl had abruptly sent them away from Zearth to where the old lady was. Did the old lady know that Machi wasn't from their Earth? Was anyone going to remember Machi and mourn her? Was there anyone back in Machi's world who remembered Machi and Dung Beetle, or had they been forgotten after saving the world?
She held her hand out, catching one of the drifting snowflakes. It was a sad thought, dying alone in a foreign world. The snowflake soon melted in her hand, leaving nothing behind except for the chilly water that ran down her hand.
She closed her hand, her breath frosting the air.
"Thank you, Machi-san."
Her brother turned to look back at her from where he was standing next to the old lady, the marks on the sides of his face standing out prominently.
Her feet brought her right up to him, her hands reaching out without thought to pull on the end of his jacket.
He had felt so far away.
"What?" came her brother's usual terseness.
She looked up at him, her eyes pleading, her hands refusing to let go. At his slightest shift, she bit her lips, preparing herself for some rough handling.
Instead, a comfortable weight rested on her head. He patted her hair.
Amazed, she looked up.
He was looking away, his cheeks pink. It was probably from the cold.
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the end
Rushed, because of watching the Olympics again. =P