October
X
/All the times I've tried
To walk away from you,/
No matter what I did, I could never simply turn away from you. The moment your eyes met mine, when I became fully aware of your presence, I could never walk away. Instead I was drawn to you, walked to you, and you would smile so gracefully at me I was astonished each and every time.
I was amazed each time we were together. The way you moved, the way your lips murmured your words, how your eyes reflected the light, how your hair would wave so silkily in the slightest breeze… little details, so mundane, you brought to graceful life with little to no effort. It was as if you were perfection incarnate, yet your flaws were so glaringly obvious even I saw them.
A part of me, when I first saw you, told me to not get involved. To turn away and pretend you didn't exist. Yet your eyes caught mine, and those moments of staring somehow lead to how we are now. We clicked, bonded—your flaws became my perfection and vice versa. You were the south to my north, the magnet I was hopelessly drawn to even if I, at some points, wanted to turn away and leave you in the dust.
Yet I went to you, came to you, and was always at your side and you at mine. We experienced blessings and sins of living all by each other, with each other, for each other.
I wasn't really all that surprised when one day, when the weather was good and the calls were few, you took my hands into yours and whispered to me that you loved me.
A part of me told me to deny you, to pull my hands away and forget about you. Friendship was bad enough, close friendship worse. Yet I could not deny the attraction, the closeness we shared. I would never have a friend like you again. I would never experience the intensity of life, of emotions, with anyone but you.
I didn't say word. I stepped close to you and kissed you, right there, in that public lobby.
Some watching gawked, others protested; but I didn't care and obviously neither did you. Despite the fact a first kiss was always said to be awkward, you somehow made it graceful and incredible, indescribable, and I was left breathless when we parted and you smiled at me. I was left, star struck, love struck, at the look you gave me, at the feeling of being perfectly, utterly complete.
I could never walk away from you. Never.
/I fall into your abounding grace…/
~*~
Zero
/My only hope…
My only peace…
My only joy…/
When I first saw you, I thought you were just another rookie out to prove yourself. I thought you'd fall flat on your ass and never get up again. War and battles and devastation had hardened me to the point of not caring anymore… but then I witnessed your power, your strength and skill, your potential. I knew you were more than I initially thought.
But when I got to know you, the real you under the barriers and propaganda, I learned your true power, your true influence.
Your presence soothed and brought me peace. The person I never knew I was, the one that was under the warrior could safely come to the surface when we were near. Just sitting next to you, not speaking, brought euphoric peace to my very soul. I never thought I could ever say I knew what peace, what quiet joy, felt like until I met and came to know you.
Your voice calmed my nerves; your presence near me soothed my rage. One touch of your hand brought a sense of peace, of wonder and appreciation of life, to my mind. I knew, then, I would come to need you.
You became nearly everything to me. I drew my strength, my power, from you and your beliefs, your hopes and dreams… for they became my beliefs, my hopes and dreams. Your happiness became my happiness, and I would gladly die for you over and over to achieve those dreams, that happiness for you.
I can't say I was surprised when one day I realized I loved you, needed you, more than anything.
When I finally told you, when you kissed me and we swore to each other, I never felt more free, more alive. Being with you was, forever more will be, perfection. Maybe it's a naïve and silly thing to say, but we were, truly, made for each other. We were two parts of a whole… finally coming together again.
/My only strength…
My only power…
My only life…/
~*~
Both
Glittering emerald met shimmering sapphire, and a silent exchange seemed to pass between the neutral looks as their hands briefly touched before duty called them to opposite sides of the hall. Despite the shortness, there was a sense of wonder, of fulfillment, in that simple look, that little touch that even those who disapproved of them could not deny.
The changes that took place in them were plain to everyone, to themselves, yet they were changes that could only further cement their reliance to each other, their bond. Zero grew more compassionate; X understood the need of force. They taught each other, revolved around each other, and it was no surprise they truly seemed lost without each other.
When the missions were done and they were reunited for their brief break, no one said a word as they enfolded each other in a tight, graceful embrace. Some politely turned away when they kissed so fervently yet innocently, and some even smiled when Zero and X walked toward the lobby, hand in hand, smiling so contently at each other.
This is where we belong.
We'll never part. We'll be together forever.
They gripped each other's hand tighter as they simply knew, could just feel, the intensity of their love in their shared silence. Others could too, and even if some did not like it, none could deny just how much happier the entire HQ seemed when they were together like that, so perfectly happy.
/(And love is where I am…)
My only love…/