The First Lie // [Kaori x Kosei]

Kosei Armia --

It had been different, these past days, ever since Tsubaki had scolded her on their walk home, she'd receded further into herself. That had only infuriated Tsubaki more, her best friends intentions had been honest enough, trying to drag Kosei out of her own misery. But Tsubaki just didn't seem to see that there were no weights strapped to her ankles, no chains tying her back to prevent her from stepping into the future and leaving the greedy hands of devastation behind. She sat there, within the confines of the darkness, of her own free will, allowing that agony to caress her heart because she wanted it to, because it was her punishment. When you did wrong you deserved to be punished, at the same time, on those days she cried in her room by herself, when the pain demanded she die, she wanted to escape, but there was an aching tiredness within her bones that held her there. Perhaps those chains weren't also so visible, but there was something gluing her there.

Sighing heavily she leaned back, the smooth stone a cool kiss on her skin. The breeze clung to her skin, the chill in the air a familiar friend. Sunsets had been one of her favourite things, all those years ago, the colours that split the sky a unique twist every day, but now, when she turned her eyes towards the clouds she saw patches of black, of white and a tiny bit of grey here and there. The colour that had once bursted through her veins and spilled into her life had wilted away, this world was a monochrome death sentence.

A startled gasp had Kosei springing forwards, spinning on her head in the direction it had come from. Unsurprisingly her heart hammered against her chest, as that quick jolt of shock soaked into her system. She'd bite back her own startled yelp at the disturbance, a hand quickly flying to her hair as her lean, long fingers (a musician's fingers, mother would say) combed through her hair. "Ah-I-ah-" the words tumbled past her lips, as her eyes widened, lips trying to form an explanation, "-I, I'm sorry. I didn't know, Kaori." Shuffling backwards she moved towards the edge of the rock, making as much space as she could for the girl. "Here, there's some space for you."

Kosei Armia --

There was something about her that drew Kosei in. Kaori reminded her of a candle, flickering in a breeze. Sit yourself before the open flame and it calls to you, like the keys of a piano, but far hungrier and far more dangerous. The naked flame beckoned you as it twisted, and it was impossible to resist its call, a lean hand reaching tentatively to its greedy presence. it wasn't the kind of feeling that made you want to snuff the flame out, but rather embrace it. See how close you dared to go before you were burned. Kaori was the flickering flame, and Kosei knew that she was going to be caught in that brilliance and want to catch her, even if she knew it was dangerous.

Her eyes widened, as Koari flung her arms out declaring that there was space enough for the both of them. The grey hues flickered and danced, and once again she found herself wondering what exactly colour looked like these days. The world was dying around her, and even with this bright bundle of life she could still see nothing. Kaori's gaze was intense to say the last and after a mere few moments of making contact she found herself having to look away, dark eyes shifting towards the case by the girls legs. "You play the violin." It wasn't a question, it was obvious, but rather a statement to hopefully lead the girl's strong, piercing eyes away from her face. Her cheeks felt hot, and she shifted a hand to push on her glasses, feeling like a caged animal under her gaze.

"It's a beautiful instrument."