ext_135515 ([identity profile] angels-requiem.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 31_days2005-08-04 11:34 am

[August 4] [Naruto] To Us

Title: To Us
Day/Theme: August 4 - She left her life on Monday
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Genma/Shizune
Rating: PG



After they are promoted, they toast to the future. They muse over the missions they will get as chuunin, the adventures they will have together. You'll get your sorry ass into so much trouble, she says, cheeks rosy with alcohol. And you'll come to my rescue, he retorts. These truths are both uncertain and undeniable.

Later, she waxes poetic. Are impossible dreams are worth chasing, Genma? His breath catches and he knows that this is the most important question he has been asked in his short life.

He kisses her in reply. It is yes, but it is also goodbye.