A Thousand Words

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Characters: Shuyin and Lenne
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: They meet for the first time in 1000 years.
Location: Wutai
Date: September 5th, 1804
Warnings: Wibbles galore. And soooo much angst.


The moment he'd saw her face, he'd felt his heart ache. How many years had it been? A millenia and neither of them had been able to rest. Or even be together. It wasn't fair and he didn't care what it took to get to her. She was his and he was hers, there was so much left unsaid. He wanted to shout at her for being so willing to leave for the war. He should have cried his eyes out and begged her to stay, but he hadn't and now look where they were.

The airship ride was quick enough and he found his way from Goug to Wutai, not caring about anything but getting to her. Once he had her, then he could work on destroying the mess around him. Even this world, he'd been there for so few days and they were already warring. Fighting over stupid things, people wanting to take over a world that was pitiful. He didn't know why everyone was so set on war, but he'd end it all and do it with Lenne at his side. It would be perfect.

Striding quickly through Wutai, Shuyin found his way to the center, not caring that it was getting dark out already. Looking around, he frowned, not at all sure where she'd be. Finally taking a deep breath, he whistled loudly.

"LENNE?!?" She had to hear that!

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She hadn't been certain that it was him at first, but his voice, his mannerisms.. it was all the same. Lenne wasn't really the emotional type -- outbursts of crying weren't characteristic of her, but she couldn't help but feel her heart beat faster and faster at knowing that he was here, and he was alive.

And that there was still time.

It was the most important part, after all.

The owner of the inn in the center of Wutai had been kind enough to allow her to stay free of charge, being a Sky Person themself, and so Lenne had tucked herself into her room for the evening.

And then she heard it. The whistle was something he'd thought of, a signal for her to know that Shuyin was there for her during her concerts. Lenne rushed to the window and threw it open, leaning out to look at the town square, frantically searching for him.

And then she saw him.

"Shuyin!"

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"Lenne!!" He couldn't help the massive grin on his face and saw the framework of the building. In an instant, he was running towards the inn, latching onto it and pulling himself up.

He climbed the outside, still grinning and laughing, he was just so excited to see her. Scrambling through the window, almost falling flat on his face, Shuyin stood, dusting himself off and laughing more, looking at her with a huge smile.

Shuyin stared at her, his smile fading away for tears to come in his blue eyes. He sank to his knees, his arms wrapping tightly around her waist as he pressed his face against her bare stomach, trembling like a leaf. "Lenne," he breathed against her skin, shaking his head a little.

"Lenne... it's really you."

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Startled, but laughing, Lenne skittered back out of Shuyin's way as he climbed in through the window. She bit her lower lip as he sank to his knees and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, stroking his hair.

"I promise, it really is me."

There was silence, a comfortable one, as she held on to him, almost waiting for him to dissolve into pyreflies. But when he didn't..

"Shuyin, I.."

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Her voice was there, so was her warmth, her body, her scent, everything that made Lenne perfect. He kissed her belly button, smirking a little as he stood, though as his blue eyes found her brown he felt the smirk fade into a soft smile.

"Lenne..." He couldn't help himself as he raised a hand, brushing her hair behind her ear and trailing fingers over the long beaded earrings, stopping over her heart, just before it got distasteful, even if his mind told him it was perfectly fine to sweep her off her feet and carry her to that bed across the room.

"A thousand years, Lenne... Are you tired?" He knew he was. Tired of wandering. Tired of being so angry.

But he shook his head. There was time for talk like that soon. Instead, he simply leaned down and kissed her sweetly on her lips.

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Lenne leaned into him after they parted, resting her head against his chest. Her eyes closed, and she nodded softly.

"Maybe now.. maybe now we can rest." No more wandering. No more searching for him, no more calling out into the darkness of the farplane to see if he would respond. They weren't alone anymore.

ROFL DID NOT NOTICE YOUR TAG. Disregard that part of the PM. /cough

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His arms wrapped around her firmly and Lenne's warmth felt incredible against him. Shuyin almost wanted to start crying all over again, but he kept a grip on himself. He wondered if, perhaps, he should be the one to tell her he loved her first, but that would only seem as though he was rushing her. He'd wait to hear it from her.

"I don't think we can fade here, Lenne. This isn't Spira... we can't just disappear." They'd have no idea where they were going if they tried to do it now. "We... should find somewhere to stay, settle in Gaia until we can go home and fade together."

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"Do you really think that's possible?" The settling part. The finding a place part. She couldn't help but feel a little... happy. "Maybe.. maybe this is our second chance. Maybe we can try again."

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"Maybe... if we try. We'll never get anywhere if we don't try." He smiled at her, still holding her close. He was glad she was here and he wouldn't have to keep searching. It was like a feeling of being whole and nothing would come in their way again. Not while he was there.