010. minor disturbances [pokémon]
Title: minor disturbances
Fandom: Pokémon
Pairing: Paul/Dawn (Ikarishipping)
Prompt: #97. Writer's Choice (Disappear), #42. Fall
Word Count: 200 total, 100 each
A/N: These are alright, I suppose. Not my best ones, but not my worst. :T
She wants to disappear sometimes, just to see if he would even notice.
She knows he wouldn’t, but there’s a small flicker of hope within her that he is faintly aware that oh, that’s the annoying girl who likes pink and is ridiculously obnoxious.
At least she’s realistic.
She settles for the next best thing and denies herself the luxury of reacting. Her back is turned in his presence, her face stark.
She feels as though she really has disappeared when nothing changes - she must look pathetic.
(And with her back turned, she doesn’t see his looks of concerned scrutiny.)
-x-x-
Something compels him to stay with her during insignificant moments like these.
There are no glances exchanged, no words spoken, no secrets shared. Mysteries remain unexplained as she stares at the sky, ignoring him.
(And there will be no forbidden affair, no confession or admission - )
That same something compels him to follow her as she stands up and walks away, unconsciously wounding his pride as she refuses to acknowledge his presence.
He has fallen so deep - so fast - that he is beyond salvation, and to see her so far above him sharply - painfully - punctuates the sentence he’s been given.