[For some reason, she always ended up back at The Bay.
Maybe it was because this was where she had first arrived? Tohru had heard of animals that returned to where they hatched, and she had hatched out of a pod. Or maybe she just came here because it was neat to look at. Especially that Hologram: It was like something out of a Mogeta cartoon!
But mostly, it was because she was lonely. Tohru tried every day to brush that feeling away, but it kept coming back. She had been very lucky to make friends when she arrived. She even had 'Pokemon' to keep her company. So she shouldn't feel lonely! And yet...
She kept coming back. Hoping that maybe Yuki or Kyo would walk out. Or Uo and Hana... Maybe Momiji would spring into view. Or Kisa, or Haru, maybe Hatori, Shigure...
Tohru's eyes had tricked her all week and she kept thinking that she saw their precious profiles in crowds. She had just reminded herself to be grateful when she passed a certain bench... And saw a certain person.]
... ah.
[She stops in her tracks. Of all the people she listed in her heard, this one hadn't come up... Sure, Tohru thought of them. Her cheek was bandaged now, but she had scratches to prove their past encounter. Still, she never dreamed of seeing Akito near The Bay.
Tohru stares silently at first. Her emotions tangled. What are these feelings? Fear? Maybe. But also... all of that loneliness, refusing to be filtered---
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Maybe it was because this was where she had first arrived? Tohru had heard of animals that returned to where they hatched, and she had hatched out of a pod. Or maybe she just came here because it was neat to look at. Especially that Hologram: It was like something out of a Mogeta cartoon!
But mostly, it was because she was lonely. Tohru tried every day to brush that feeling away, but it kept coming back. She had been very lucky to make friends when she arrived. She even had 'Pokemon' to keep her company. So she shouldn't feel lonely! And yet...
She kept coming back. Hoping that maybe Yuki or Kyo would walk out. Or Uo and Hana... Maybe Momiji would spring into view. Or Kisa, or Haru, maybe Hatori, Shigure...
Tohru's eyes had tricked her all week and she kept thinking that she saw their precious profiles in crowds. She had just reminded herself to be grateful when she passed a certain bench... And saw a certain person.]
... ah.
[She stops in her tracks. Of all the people she listed in her heard, this one hadn't come up... Sure, Tohru thought of them. Her cheek was bandaged now, but she had scratches to prove their past encounter. Still, she never dreamed of seeing Akito near The Bay.
Tohru stares silently at first. Her emotions tangled. What are these feelings? Fear? Maybe. But also... all of that loneliness, refusing to be filtered---
She steps forward.]
Akito-san? Is that you?