scottishlass | Happy Birthday :)

Happy Birthday to kitsune714
And instead of a pic here is a little something ...

It was over. All these years of hunting of tricking, of conning, and it was simply over. He hated that Tsurara had seen his breakdown, that in this very hour of need he had reached out to her. The only person that had ever touched him on a deeper, more personal level than he had ever allowed.

He tried not to question his feelings, nor did he examine them too closely. He needed to pull together, face the world with a cocky grin and shrug of carefree insolence ... and yet he knew, he could never face Tsurara this way again. Not after she had been crying and running after him, and believing in him.

When he stepped out of the police station, he felt relief, but also a huge burden threatening to bring him down to his knees. He knew Tsurara would eventually seek him out ... or if that was not the case, that he himself would haunt all the places he knew she frequented ... he had to see her, had to tell her that he was a bad bet and not one a future kenji should associate with.

And yet deep down, in the farthest corner of his soul, he hoped she would take on the challenge.

Enjoy, and keep up the good work in entertaining us with your ficlets and stories!!!