Kokoro

He remembered the times when she was joyful and free, her airy laughter filling the air as the two lay next to each other, their claws entwined with each other. He remembered when the two would talk for hours on top of a cloud, him pulling her into a slow waltz as the sun set behind them. Most of all, he remembered the tender moments when the she would plant a kiss to his cheek, and in return he would nuzzle her neck. Things have changed since then, and even if she had forgotten those days, he never would.

The two were arguing again, a gust of wind blowing the grass around them as he loomed over her. “Don’t you remember when we used to be able to freely express our thoughts around each other? Remember when we dreamed of traveling around the world together? What happened to then?” He shouted. They used to be so close, but those days have passed, this was now. “I cannot just abandon my children like you have done to yours!” She spat back at him. “Just because you must keep moving doesn’t mean that I follow in your path! Those days are gone, you cannot dawdle in the past, you must face the present and future as they are!”

The words were like a slap to his face, and he felt his anger boil to the top, all the thoughts that he had kept inside burst out, the wind around the two ascending into a crescendo. “Do you know why I stay in the past? Do you even know why I travel as often as I do? I miss how things were, I miss the golden age of this world when everything was young and beautiful! When we were free to do whatever we willed with no consequences. I can’t stand the thought of facing such a past when the future seems so grim!” He lashed out, the end coming out as a whisper. “I just want the future to be as bright as the past.” He muttered, the winds around him dying down as he slumped over, his massive body falling to the ground in defeat. “I miss you.”

Seconds of silence passed, a warm claw lifting his chin up so he was staring into radiant orbs. Eyes that used to be a vibrant yellow were now dulled to a tired gold, her eyes searching his for a moment before she sighed. “You were always one for drama weren’t you?” She said softly to him, a small chuckle escaping her lips as she moved her claws down to caresses his face. “The past may be gone, but there is always time for a brighter future as you said. Yes, things have changed, but you must understand that it is all for the better. We both have our own responsibilities and obligations, but it doesn’t weigh down the future like you might think.” She said to him, and he smiled at her, kissing her on the neck before nodding. “Your right.” He said softly. “Just promise me this.” “Yes?” “That when we arrive at this brighter future, you’ll be there by my side.

Everything was silent, claws once again sliding into each other as the sun began to set. “I promise.”