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Summary: So far he has always been the one to take that first step. Now it's her turn to meet him halfway.

Author's Note: Written at the request of SilverIceDragon03. There aren't enough fanfics out there for this anime!
This is a song fic. Closer by Tegan and Sara.

Just a Little Bit Closer

All I want to get is a little bit closer. Because no matter what, there has always been such a distance between us that I can't help but always feel… apart. It's nothing Yamato's done. He's done and does, all that he can. It's me. I know I'm the problem. I know that this distance can never be bridged if I don't make that effort. It's been very hard to break out of this shell that I've surrounded myself with but I have been trying. I'm better now. I know I am because I try and I earnestly want to open up more. It's just so hard to put into words what I want to say. Especially, when I see the way he looks at me with such adoring affection in his eyes. A look no one has ever given me before. I just clam up and can't seem to relax.

I already know that just because Yamato is forever in my heart, simply knowing is not enough. It's one thing for him to be there. It's another for him to actually see that he is. I want him to know that I want him there too. I want him to know how much he's come to mean to me through my own actions and not just his assumptions. I want him to know that I would never treat him like he's a typical first love. He's not. There was nothing typical about him.

I look up at the night sky to let the breeze blow through my hair while I feel the outline of heat from his body sitting beside me. It's one of those nights where the weather is just right and we let the silence speak for us. An easy quiet and not the usual awkwardness. How many nights will we be able to savor like this together? How long can these carefree days of youth last for us? I already know that in the years to come, I will dream of this moment. This one moment with him. These are moments dreams are made of aren't they? Simple, touching moments that last a few seconds but stay with you forever. Maybe Yamato and I will break up later on. Maybe we will stay together. There are an endless amount of maybes. This moment, is not one of them.

I look down at his hand laying lightly on his knee and feel the warmth of the arm that's currently perched along the back of the bench. Like always, he's there, telling me without words that he's close but he doesn't push. Being gentle and he's always gentle. It's me who is always so reserved and constantly pulling away self consciously. What I know I can't be anymore if I want to show him that I want this to work. I'm nervous and a part of me is unsure, but I know that's silly. I know he's waiting. He's always waiting so patiently for me to close that gap. So I eye that hand for a long moment before I finally manage to reach out with a slightly shaky hand and grasp it. Turning it over, I entwine our fingers and allow myself to lean back and fully settle into him with my head just below his chin. My ear is pressed against the beating of his heart and I sigh, a wave of contentment settling over me.

I can feel his surprise before I hear the deep timbre of his melodic voice say my name in a question.

"I just want to get a little bit closer," I whisper, squeezing our joined hands and burrowing further into him.

He raises our hands and kisses my knuckles lightly while his arm gives me a squeeze and I know. I know that he understands exactly what I mean.

"I want you close too," he whispers before I feel his lips kiss my forehead.

There comes a spark right here in the dark and there comes a rush in the form of a breath as I pull back and for the very first time, it's me that kisses him. Then I know, we both know now, that we just did get a little bit closer.