Yuunoa Fluff Fest: Day One

Dreams

Shinoa stared down at the broken world under her. Scattered pieces of old buildings, rusty cars, holes in the pavement, demons here and there provoking the chaos and the army fighting them off. Even if she couldn't see them, she knew there were vampires hidden in between them.

Just where was she supposed to put her hope in?

She barely had any memory of when things seemed a little happier, only when she was a kid. But even back then, things were just not okay.

It was a shame. Her dreams could never be fulfilled. Not at this rate, anyways.

Day by day the world became even more dangerous, and her life was put in the line more frequently at the battles against those bloody monsters.

But not just that. Now that she'd found out about the experiments the army itself did between its own soldiers, just what should she do?

She wasn't lucky enough to have a guiding light in these moments either.

"Shinoa!" Yuu's voice echoed in her ears. What a pleasant voice he had, indeed.

She turned around with a sassy smirk, her left eyebrow arching. She didn't have time enough to spare it worrying and thinking. It was time to act. Time to change the world.

Oh, if only she had enough motivation.

She leaned against the railing of the terrace, watching Yuu's face frown as he approached her.

His eyes were shining green, now mixed with worry as he inspected her. He was wearing the The Moon Demon Company's uniform. It really suited him. It made his eyes look brighter, maybe, because she often found herself lost in them. She blamed it all on the uniform.

After all, it was Mitsuba's job to fall in love with him. That way, she could entertain herself as the end of the world approached.

"Hey, you're okay?" Yuu asked. He was close now.

"I'm perfectly fine," Shinoa replied, still smirking.

He pursed his lips together. "Doesn't look like that,"

"Ohh," Shinoa said, putting her fingers to her chin. "And what do I look like?"

"Well," Yuu said, shifting his weight from foot to another. Oh, how she loved to make him uncomfortable. "You looked like… you were thinking?"

"I am always thinking," Shinoa retorted.

His frown intensified. "You were thinking… about something sad?"

"Touché," Shinoa giggled. Maybe he used his head too, after all.

"Really?" he asked, perplexed. He blinked with those big, innocent eyes of his and it took her a few seconds to come back down to Earth.

"Really," she assured.

"What's sad?" he asked.

Shinoa bit her lip. Should she just keep avoiding the answer and mock him, or just give in for once and open up?

She was really tired today.

"This world is sad," Shinoa said, turning around to look again at the chaos unraveling under her.

From her peripheral vision, she saw him follow her gaze. It was not everyday that they got to spend time like this, and less alone together.

"It depends on your view," Yuu said.

Frowning, Shinoa turned to him. "What?"

He locked eyes with her, taking her breath away, even if only for a second. "The world will be sad only if you think about it that way."

Shinoa snorted, rolling her eyes. "Have you really seen this world?"

Hurt flashed in his eyes. "I did. I really did, believe me."

Gulit formed in her stomach. Why couldn't she just shut up? Of course he knew about the world, as much as all of them.

"I was thinking about dreams, too." Shinoa continued, pushing her thoughts back. "About how many of them will not become real."

"You sure are a depressing one," Yuu joked.

Shinoa punched his arm, a small smile tugging at her lips. How could he bring a smile when she was about to cry?

This boy -this man- was absolutely amazing.

"You're smiling now. Are you happier?" he asked.

Her smile grew. "Who knows. What is happiness?"

Her hand suddenly became in touch with something extremely warm. She lowered her gaze, shocked, to see his hand covering her own over the iron railing. What was he thinking? Now her face was all red -worse than a tomato, and it was all his fault.

"Happiness, maybe, is making your dream come true." He fixed his gaze on her own, unconsciously making her heart stammer against her ribcage. What was with him all of the sudden? "Shinoa, what is your dream?"

She opened her mouth to reply, but she closed it. Did she really want to say it out loud?

He squeezed her hand. Her knees went weak. "My dream is to see all my family together, and happy." he said.

"I…" she stuttered, gulping down the nervous knot in her throat. "I want to… form my own family. I want to survive this war, get married, and have kids."

He looked at her with wide eyes. Ah, maybe she really did scare him.

"That's... surprising, coming from you."

Shinoa gasped, hitting his arm with the other hand. "What's that supposed to mean?"

He laughed nervously, scratching the back of his neck, but never letting go of his hold on her. "Well… that's really sweet, and you're not the definition of sweet, to be honest."

"What are you trying to- uhmm," she was cut off by sugar lips against her honey ones.

Shinoa's eyes widened, as she tried to look at their connected lips.

What was happening and what was breathing?

His grip on her hand tightened. Maybe he was nervous too, she didn't know.

It took her a moment to realize how stiff she still was, and slowly, as her heart raced and her stomach did weird flip flops, she gave in, closed her eyes, and kissed back.

She tasted sweet and sugar and hope, if that could be truth. She hoped it was.

He slowly let go of her lips, but he stayed so close to her face, she still couldn't breath properly.

"W-What was that for?" she asked, trying not to let her panicked state come out. If he was only messing around with her, she swore she'd-

"Because you looked cute,"

"W-What?" she asked. She looked up, searching for his eyes. They were sincere.

Slowly, he intertwined their fingers together. Her hand was so small in his.

"And," he added, the corner of his lips lifting up, "because I want your dreams come true. You deserve the happiness, Shinoa."

She still couldn't decided wherever she was in heaven or a dream. Because yes, maybe she had a little, minor crush on him that now was spreading like an ocean wave through her body, filling her heart with warmth and a feeling she'd never thought she'd feel around someone else.

Tiny happy tears made their way to her eyes, and as his eyes widened with panic, she smiled, calming her.

"Thank you, Yuu. Really, but you don't have to do this-"

"I do it because I want to! Do you really think that I'd do something I don't want to?"

"But-"

"C'mon, Shinoa!" he sighed and gave her the sweetest of smiles. He leaned in and put his forehead against hers, "Let's start building up your dream, from now on."

She put her hand over her mouth and giggled. "Do you even know what you're saying right now?"

"I do."

"Do you really want to marry someone like me?" she asked, fear and hope mixed inside her.

"Let's get married right now if you don't believe me," Yuu said. "I'd like to give you a proper wedding some day, but if this is what you need to trust in me, I'll give you it."

"Oh my God," Shinoa said. "You really need to think about what you are saying,"

Despite her words, she was smiling wider than ever, and he knew it. She already trusted in him.

"So…" Yuu said. "Will you marry me?"

Shinoa giggled as some tricky tears rolled down her cheeks. "Sure thing," she answered. "But make sure we have a fancy wedding in the future."

His grin was crazily wide. "I couldn't expect anything else from you."

"I told you to think better about it."

They both chuckled.

"See…" Yuu said, bumping their noses together. "This is a fine start to make your dream come true,"

"It surely is," Shinoa said, before pressing their lips together once more.

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