♘ I hope the day will be a lighter highway

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

[on one end of a swing set on the Plane, his hands gripping the chains so tight, his knuckles have turned white, sits Kaoru. he's in the suit he arrived in for his match against Remus, the trousers all one piece again like the shards of broken porcelain never cut the expensive material. the tea cup the Twins gave him lies empty on the ground nearby.

besides the lingering sensation of a drugged fog in his mind, he doesn't seem any different. everything is still in place--he still feels like himself--but he wears a worried, frightened expression. he doesn't know how long he's been gone and worse still...he doesn't want to see what his blood looks like now.

his mind goes to Hikaru and he suddenly lets out a mournful little groan, his grip tightening on the chains as he slumps forward, his body wanting to curl in on itself. of all people, he doesn't want Hikaru to know what he did, even if he did it to protect the Hosts and Renge, because...no, he can't stand thinking about that possibility.]

Comments

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

Ah, sempai will be really worried... As for kyouya-sempai...he may be scary but I think it's because he was worried too.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

Really? I, er, think he's more angry than anything.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

Kyouya-sempai shows how he feels in different ways. He wouldn't be mad at you if he wasn't worried. There's no merit in getting mad over something that doesn't matter.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, he's not making it any easier to apologize either.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

He'll be easier to deal with once some time has passed. Are you going to be all right, Kaoru?

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

[it'll be a while before he really is all right, Haruhi...] Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm just getting used to things, you know?

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

[She knows but she needs to ask anyway.] Yeah... If you need someone to listen, I will.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

[he smiles a bit sadly and pats her head] I'll let you know.