Challenge 134 [Gestures]

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Challenge: [134] Gestures 
Title: Come With Me
Author: yukis0ra
Word Count: 606
Rating: PG


It must have been hard. Sora should have realized that the nonchalance was impossible. It had, after all, been a timeless gesture; one made with his entire soul bared. 

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It had been a moment of utter pandemonium. Night had fallen and, along with the darkened skies, monsters that usually lurked in fairy tales had crept out of the shadows, to wage battle against an island that had once been a slice of Heaven on earth. The air wept with the imminence of rain, the clouds thundered with the threat of lightning. Wind, torrid and dry wind, had clawed angrily against Sora’s cheeks as his desperation, his anxiety, his fear, climbed to a near impossible degree.

 

But in the midst of this anarchy, he had stood utterly still. While the rest of the world fought and resisted the sudden change in the rules, the invasion of these strangers, Riku had stood rock still, to hold out one hand. Staggering emerald gems nearly opal in the light of the purple skies, had contrasted starkly against alabaster skin and resplendent hair of pure luxurious diamonds.  For a moment, just one brief moment, Sora had unwillingly stumbled to a stop, two laden feet suddenly falling numb under his own weight, at that hand that was held so deceptively casually towards him. While the rest of the world raged, he had waited, fingers curled slightly in a relaxed fashion, a hint of a smirk, a glimpse of his usual confidence, flitting across the otherwise still face.

 

Come with me.

 

It must have been hard. Sora should have realized that the nonchalance was impossible. For all of Riku’s brilliance, his natural magnificence, his confidence and determinations, he is human. And Sora…Why had he not note the unnaturalness of those outstretched fingers remaining softly curled and so carefully relaxed when shadows had been dragging Riku, arm and all, down with him? And still yet, he had remained standing, that single tilt of two lips with eyes that begged…and hands outstretched.  How much had it cost him to maintain that breezy carelessness? It had, after all, been a timeless gesture; one made with his entire soul bared. And Sora had somehow missed it all through all this time.

 

Come with me. Please.

 

Now, the seas were calm, the skies misting with the nearing of dawn. Shadows lay sleepily beneath the dew of the early morning, and the air was hushed with a romance that was pure magic. In this surrounding, utterly obverse to the original, Sora returned to their island, surrounded by the sea, the land, and the skies.

 

His insecurities were still there. Sora can all but taste it. He was as still as the first time, that deceptive smirk again on that divine face bestowed by God and, when he spotted Sora coming his way, that same hand rose once more. Rising, rising, rising...until it stopped on level to Riku’s heart. Once more, those fingers uncurled, gently falling open vulnerably to offer.

 

Sora smiled. Walking forward the last couple of steps, he gently reached out and placed his equally open hand to accept. Sora thought he heard the air sing, the sea dance, and the land rejoice as the first burst of sunlight penetrated the horizon to gleam joyfully onto their united hands. Looking up, Sora breathed in the sweet, sweet scent that will forever be engraved into his memory, and smiled at the all encompassing happiness that beamed from gems even more precious than emeralds. And even as he tightened his own hold, Sora felt those alabaster fingers softening honestly for the first time, curling firmly around his own tanned hands as Riku laid his head down atop Sora’s cinnamon nest of hair.

 

Come with me. Please. Be with me. Please. For you, you are the only I will love, for all of eternity.

 

Comments

[hiddenfacade.livejournal.com]

Wonderful, you captured the moment exactly and in your own way. Lovely piece that I thoroughly enjoyed.

[yukis0ra.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. =) I'm so happy you enjoyed it. <3

[idiosynacophony.livejournal.com]

...I believe my icon says it all. I absolutely adore the description! And the way you transformed this instant into something so deep and beautiful. ~weeps~ The prose is spectacular. <33333