"That was pretty good. You held yourself well out there! You sure you haven't done this before?"
"I'm sure."
"You sure you're not an alien?"
Giggle. "Pretty sure."
"Thanks for trusting me to--" Look of surprise.
"What is...? I'm crying? I don't understand. Why am I--?"
"..."
"...I can't stop...Why am I crying?"
"...Why are you crying?" I thought that was over.
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How does one waltz away
From all of the memories
How do I not miss you
When you are gone?
P.S. LOVE how you drew Rook
"I'm awake, but my world is half asleep"
"I pray for this heart to be unbroken..."
"But, without you all I'm going to be is... Incomplete..."
Backstreet Boys [link]
Tears.
All they have between them now are tears.
There are memories he holds of tears she shed- the result of his broken promises, his relegating her to a position anywhere but the pedestal where the likes of her ever belonged.
There are the tears he holds back when he sees her talking in the halls with some random guy, who obviously wants her to look at him the way she looked at HIM back when HE was the only guy she wanted to gaze upon. He denounced the right to those tears the day he chose she should forget.
There are the tears he allows himself for the briefest of moments when recalls the good times they had together, the sweetness of her smile, the lyrical sound of her laughter, the edge to her whit.
Then, there are the tears he knows nothing about- the tears she sheds in the silence of her room after staring at him for hours in the cafeteria at lunch time, when she catches glimpses of him in the halls, when she sees him at soccer practices after school. These are tears of frustration and bewilderment. Like her heart attributes something to this stranger of a boy that her mind simply can not. It is maddening! Like trying to remember a faded dream.
So, the tears continue to flow between them, deftly attempting to beget an ocean to fill the rift that separates.
Only problem is... tears can not fill oceans...
Also, thanks so much for the premium membership! You really didn't need to! I already felt like I owe you one after continuing stuff from my Game of Silence works. Now I owe you even more!
If this gets debunked by what passes for cannon in Omniverse- which I couldn't possibly care less about- we could just keep it going on our own.
This has been so much fun! I haven't enjoyed ANYTHING Ben 10 like this in so long! If you keep 'em coming, I'll see what you inspire!
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