The Victorian dolls
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S Trano .. He never thought of being in a situation like that. Not with you anyway. But what surprised him most was the sense of embarrassment, almost childish that she could bring out in him.
was seven in the evening. They walked side by side in the river of busy people and alarmed to seek the gifts of 'last time. On December 24, Christmas Eve. For this, the team originally had agreed to meet at 6:30 p.m., so spend some time together before being reunited with their families, but in the end he was left alone and Zakuro.
Ichigo of course, as soon as his Aoyama-kun had invited her to come out began to stammer, purple in the face, by leaking that he could not miss the opportunity to at least spend Christmas eve with the beloved.
Mina knew her father, especially his older brother, Eisuke, had canceled their pledges to stay in the family, decried efforts apologizing over and over again with Zakuro; Retastu however, was already playing two days for his first skiing holiday, excited in wanting to learn to ski, Purin and finally had all the brothers in the house and did not seem appropriate to bring the chaos of the metropolis, as it already caused enough alone.
So the blond found himself face to face with the model, soberly dressed and accompanied by the inevitable dark glasses to hide his image a few fans around.
did not seem at all friendly to avoid a few hours in his company, but that sense of discomfort accompanied him like a shadow. Alone with her.
"Shirogane .." Here. To begin with calling him by last name, as if to emphasize a separation between them. ".. Do you mind if we stop at a bar? I skipped lunch today but I want to make an exception to the rule. "
" For me no problem "
Fiuu .. At least even gave her reluctance to spend some 'time in his company. What a relief.
"Good. Any one should be on the first floor I think. "
" Ok, you make your way. "
gallantry Cha .. But oh well you were not doing a bit 'too much paranoia? Mica was a romantic date .. He had to stay calm.
At the bar Ryou was still fretting if she was offering or whether the case could Zakuro blame. She finally decided to venture. After all he was doing it in good faith. He approached the cashier and, with apparent disregard of the look of the model at his side turned in a friendly tone to the cashier.
"An espresso and what takes the young lady."
"One hot chocolate to take away with." She added, removing his dark glasses and put them away in the little black bag. Then nearer the blond whispered "Thank you."
His cobalt eyes so close were even more magnetic and soft pink lips seemed to him so ..
Damn you Ryou, but what are you thinking ..
While strolling along the second floor sipping their drinks, people watching them, and with dreamy eyes, who looks with envy. Passed by a girl who has had more or less the same age as Ichigo said to 'friend
"Look at them straight out of a film of beautiful and damned"
"You're right .. Certainly blessed her .. He must be a stranger .. "
And while a young Zakuro eyes in ecstasy, unaware that he approached a nearby shop window.
effect could not deny that they were really aesthetically beautiful together. But it was not certain that a valid excuse for a serious relationship ..
"Shirogane .." The voice she turned away from those thoughts, "Do you like Christmas?"
Oh dear .. What a question. Christmas. Not celebrated for years ... But there was no need to resign to mull over the past years. That was a simple question of fact is not it? It took was a you or a no ..
"I do not know .. Zakuro"
The model merely to observe it and then enter the store who was watching before. It was an antique shop. Unusual in a shopping mall.
An elderly woman and the sight of tiny Zakuro lit up, marking his wrinkled face with a broad smile.
"E 'come this year too young lady."
He had caught the tone, as if he already knew in advance of his arrival. Then, shifting his gaze on Ryou ended " Only this time in the company. "
The girl he just pick up a porcelain doll, Victorian style, with long blond curls and blue eyes, hand-painted detail.
"We arrived at 'eighth Christmas."
The old woman took over the small object wrapped for good and went to the wooden bar.
Ryou could not understand the exchange of words and silences.
After the payment, the dealer concluded, "We hope that this' years will be able to fill it. Miss Merry Christmas. "And with that cast a glance at the blond pretty confused ..
"to her lady, the next year."
a good half hour to an awkward silence fell between the two, also caused by the fact that two sellers of a perfumery dressed Christmas they had stopped mistaking them for a couple, Unwilling to give small samples of perfume.
"the first lady have always been a bit 'to the heart .." began Zakuro always looking ahead, "Every Christmas, since I came to Japan I went there and bought a porcelain doll. It 'something I had taught one of my relatives bought that I loved so much. With him I did not have to suffer the loneliness that I caused my own. Then .. "
The items that until then had been handed down with care died in her throat. But repeatedly banging the lids, filming
"Well, the fact is that he loved Christmas." Revive the child in him and for the two birth that I could spend in his company bought me two dolls Similar to this, fill each with sentences of a Latin letter, Seneca, you know, he was an expert in this field .. However he said that every Christmas was to be lived with meaning and only if there was a doll that had to be filled. When he died dolls that followed all empty because I have not found a way to justify to offer him. "
Ryou was impressed by his words. The loneliness that Zakuro had tried the depth with which he saw things, and flattered, because that Christmas Eve had confided in him.
This time he did not hesitate. Do not wavered in front of that wall that had collapsed by now.
She wrapped her arms around her slender body as she felt at that moment to do so. Its fragrance will intoxicate the senses and drew her to him and feel the warmth of his body after a moment of surprise relaxed.
"I hope you will give a sense of this Christmas Zakuro. Now you've made sense to me. "
She trembled at the words that echoed in his strong powerful head, and, raising his arms trembling involuntarily returned the hug.
"Yes Ryou. "
Since that day, Victorian dolls were always filled, because the magic of Christmas to the end, lies within each of us.
