Sunset

A/N: A story originally posted in FF. It was RenxPiri pairing but written in AU [Alternate Universe] so you don't have to be a Shaman King fan to get this story.

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Pain and sadness would soon turn into contentment. Because once in her life, she's capable of experiencing it and she would be glad that she had it.

-Sunset by Stupiak Kitty

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Sunset.

There are several things running inside her mind whenever she sees it, or whenever someone mentions it.

The stunning red and orange hue of the sun as it sets, the soft glow that touches her skin. The dimming radiance that surrounds the seashore before it could finally set.

The deep scarlet sky looking upon her - the same sky who witnessed everything.

It's a reminder of variety of things.

Happiness. She had never felt it before. Sure, most of the people who knew her can't even tell if she's sad, happy, or just pretending. The smile that was almost plastered on her face, it never left.

Whenever she's happy, she smiled. Whenever she's motivated or excited, she smiled. Whenever she feels down, she smiled more.

Even if she was in pain, she could only smile. She was that type of person who could pretend that everything's fine and offers a smile, even if in truth that the inside of her is crying.

Comfort. Seeing the sun as it sets in front of her is the most comforting place that she ever had. The rays of the sun reaching her face, it soothes her.

If she stretched her arms out, it looks like she could almost touch the setting sun. It was so little with her hands, so warm and gentle.

If she had the power to stop the sun from setting, she would have.

If she had the power to turn back time and stop it where she wanted to, she would have.

Pain. The pain in her chest, it hurt so much that she had to clench onto it just to stop it from breaking. The time when she felt like her body doesn't want her to breathe air, it was suffocating.

The moment where she had felt million of tiny knives were piercing her heart and remained there, it was unbearable.

As soon as she had seen the unexpected, she felt like someone just killed her, but the pain doesn't want to leave. She felt, at that point, that the agony was the only thing that loved her, it never left.

Even until now.

Aching. It was there. The feel of his warm skin embracing her - trapping her with his strong arms as they run along the seashore. The feel of his warmth next to her as they laugh, smile, cry. The feel of his lips beneath hers, his touch, his caress, him…

The itch to hold him.

The desire of seeing him, to see them once again, it was there.

She wanted to have that again. She wanted it so bad that her heart ached, and her eyes stung.

Anger. She had never thought that the first emotion that he'd stirred within her will be the same emotion that she would feel as he left. It was not love at first sight, not even desire. It was scream, and annoyance. Glaring and teasing.

Their relationship, at that time, was the most impossible thing to even happen. Alien conquering the world appears to be more realistic than loving a man who has the temper of a lion, and the eyes of a tiger.