Two Fates One Tale ( A shimayu fanfict) -ON HOLD

Chapter 6: Trials

There are a lot of trials that you have to face during your lifetime, some might be hard and some are bearable. But this... this isn't the trials I was expecting as a 16-year-old only in high school.

"Papa!!!"

The little girl clung to me as if I were her real father. Oh, I could feel Benio's glare burning the back of my head. I smiled awkwardly as I could only imagine the scenario we were in. 

"Pfff"

I heard a chuckle from behind. I could feel my veins popping out in anger.

We were back at the dormitory hoping to celebrate Mayura's birthday once again, but we returned late at night.

"Now Shimon, don't be like that to Rokuro. No one here has started parenting at 16 so this must be hard on him." Mayura said comforting me.

"Sorry Mayura, these crazy things happened all at once during your birthday," I said apologizing.

"And I'll hate to say this but we need to go back since it's getting late-" Benio looked at me with a concerned look. She got mugged during her walk, a Kagare attack suddenly came, and then we couldn't celebrate her birthday properly because a kid popped out of nowhere. It's not a shock that we're worried. She may be strong physically, but today might've been a rollercoaster for her.

"Oh no, it's fine really. You should go now, the kid must be tired." She gave out a sad smile.

This is again, one of the many trials I have to face. I feel bad that I couldn't help her despite what she has done for both me and Benio... I hope Shimon could help her somehow.

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"Haaaahhhh" I gave out a sigh as I slumped sitting on the couch. Today was one hell of a ride.

It was only me and Shimon left awake with the cleaning duty.

"Haaaahhhh" another sigh filled the room. Shimon sat beside me on the couch and face me with a look of pity.

"Are you ok?" He asked.

"Never better," I said sarcastically and bitterly smiled. "What do you think Shimon? A day that was supposed to give me joy turned sour the moment I stepped outside... I'm happy you came but I'm not sure if I'm okay..." I looked at him teary-eyed.

He looked at me panicked not knowing what to do. "Uhhh... Um..." He got flustered trying to figure out how to stop me from crying.

He suddenly held my hand-*Fwoosh* and pulled me into a hug. I could feel my cheeks burning as my head lay on his chest. 

"Is this okay?" He asked me unsure. "I don't know how to comfort other people aside from my family, so I hope this could at least help." He confessed placing his hand gently on my head.

*Ba-dump* *Ba-dump* *Ba-dump*

I could hear both of our hearts beating faster. I look up to see Shimon's expression. He's just as red as I am looking away from me. He suddenly turned his face towards me. That was the only time I noticed how close our faces were.

Our lips were just inches away from a kiss.

Our faces grew closer and closer as the atmosphere around us starts getting more romantic.

*Flick* The sound of a light switch filled the room and got us jumping from our position.

"My, my, youngsters these days seem very bold, aren't we?" My Mom said with her arms crossed.

"Now, I know you two sweethearts miss each other dearly, but we can't have you kissing the moment Shimon comes here. It may be Valentine's day, but I won't have my daughter have her first kiss until she's dating you, Mister Ikaruga." She said with her hands on her hips.

"Yes Ma'am," Shimon said blushing.

"You both are lucky your Dad wasn't the one to find you like that." She said and finally returned to her room.

It was back to just me, Shimon, and the awkward silence that fell onto us. He suddenly stood up and without looking at me said "Good night" and headed straight to his room.

I chuckled to myself and touched my yet red cheeks. Well, I guess he knew how to make people forget about their problems with just a hug.

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That night, Shimon and Mayura shared a dream where their lips were finally together.

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Author's note:

Hi hi! It has been a long time since I've updated any of my fanfics, so I decided to update this one with its surprising rise in readers. And has it been a long time, I changed my writing style quite a bit (A lot). This chap was how sorry I was to have Mayura experience much traumatic stuff in just a day. Of course, her feelings were not simply forgotten by just a hug. Just a simple gesture of comfort for her to at least make it bearable for her.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Bye! <3