Time
Time
"It's weird, isn't it?"
"Hm?"
"it's weird how fast and slow time passes," she trailed her fingers across the scars tattered over his skin.
Some inflicted upon by the years of battle. Others recent; carved in by her.
"How many years it has been, Kai?"
"Three years." He huffed out. She glanced at him with a soft smile, before straddling him, resting her arms over his head, nuzzling into him.
"Three years, hm. Well, it's as if though we've taken a step back or two." She couldn't help but state the obvious, though being after being around him for so damn long she was ought to pick up at least a few of his habits.
"Mhm," He slid his fingers through her soft, brown locks, playing with each strand he catches.
"But that's good, we know where we stand, now we can improve."
He could've sworn she passed a hard side-eye before gently smacking his chest and chuckling at his painfully obvious remark.
"You never changed, did you?"
"Why would I? I'm myself around you."
She swore to herself that he was stating that just to tick her off with the levels of cheesiness oozing from his otherwise stoic dialogue. But she couldn't help herself from sighing and nuzzling in his warm embrace.
"What now?" A hint of concern from the brunette, "Now that we've started this again, how long are we going to be able to keep this up? Can we keep this up?"
The unusually quick sigh from the male was enough an indication for her to know that he shared the same concerns. The same fears.
"I mean, we don't have to be hard on ourselves, Hilary."
She just had to peer an annoyed glare at him. Oh, you've got to be kidding me. She thought to herself. Using my own words on me, huh Hiwatari.
"But we need to take time out for ourselves, one way or another." He brushed her gentle face, his calloused digits trailing across her features. "We love this, don't we?"
Now their eyes met. Amethyst immediately swirled around ruby pools; time didn't freeze, rather it eased its pace for the once estranged lovers.
"It's going to be difficult, Kai," She murmured, nuzzling her lips into his large, calloused hand, tasting his skin once more.
"We can try," A reassuring smile responded. She let out a gentle, bemused exhale. It's not often she'd catch him smiling.
"We just have to give ourselves time for ourselves then." She shrugged before leaning closer to him to once again taste his lips.
She stopped halfway.
"Kai?"
"Mmh?"
"I'm scared."
"So am I."
Somehow that was assuring to her, she cracked a soft smile before sinking her lips over his, closing the gap between them that'd been there so long.
But the gap was now closed. They were reunited. They could spend some time with each other, for each other.
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I could think of no better way to share the news than this!
So when I was 17, my cat went missing and I'd given up hope of ever seeing him again.
Until on Monday, 27th of May, 2024, my friend sent me a FB post asking 'isn't that your mother?' about the person named on the microchip.
Here he is! 16 years old, and found safe, twelve whole years after he went missing!
Yesterday (Tuesday the 28th of May, 2024) I went to the rescue that had him, and I reclaimed my boy, renaming him Artie! (He'd originally been called 'Cat' because my mother and I couldn't decide on a name)
He's home safe with me now, currently inhabiting my bathroom and purring up a storm every time someone goes in there!
I'll be doing slow introductions between him and my current cat to give them the best possible chance of living in harmony!
Here's some pictures of Artie once we let him out of the carrier:
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I have moved on.
You are not my problem anymore. I don't know what you are doing, but I wish you the best. Our love wasn't perfect, but we were happy, weren't we? But I don't want anything to do with you anymore. All is forgiven, but I will never forget what you've done.
Now I've got bigger fish to fry. Now I need to learn how to be with just me, myself, and I.
It's difficult... and everyone around is busy with their own lives. My friends busy with their own lovers. But I know I can do it. The sun still shines everyday, and I still get to laugh and smile.
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