The Future Comes Closer by RawBreathofDanger, literature
Literature
The Future Comes Closer
"I may be gone awhile things are becoming really difficult in the Soul Society." That was all he had said to me that day before he left. It had been two weeks since then. I hadn't heard anything from him. No call home to say he was alright, no visit from any of his Shinigami friends with well wishes. Each day unanswered made me worry even more about what may have happened to him. What if he never came home again?
I shivered a little from that thought as I scrubbed the kitchen counter-top. Though it was virtually clean, I was washing it just for something to do. It wasn't too hard to take care of my two-room apartment. It was odd how
10 Yrs Later-Lost Opportunity by Pez-Pez, literature
Literature
10 Yrs Later-Lost Opportunity
The restaurant is one they come to each day for their lunch breaks. It was by accident they ran into each other before, but now it is a daily occurrence. Something he looks forward to each day; to spend their forty-five minutes talking and enjoying their time together. Today though, he is thrown for a loop five minutes in.
"I had the biggest crush on your when we were teens."
She's staring at him with a warm smile and bright eyes. Her deep auburn hair is pulled into a ponytail, to combat against the heat of the summer day. She's older now and the corners of her eyes have started to develop crow's feet from years of smiling.
"Wh-what?"