Aura
One Thousand Club
Nick was grateful that Ami had returned the kiss and a slight smile settled on his face before he pulled away. The smile contradicted with the cool look in his eyes, but despite the critical look he felt okay. Given that he had just buried Charlie... given that, he was feeling okay. The burial seemed to help him actually... there was a feeling of closure that he couldn't ignore. It was nice to finally give her a place to rest... it was surprisingly easy to acknowledge that she was at peace.
He would probably always feel a little guilt about her death, but at least he felt more than just guilt. He naturally felt responsible for the safety of others, but he knew that Ami felt the same weight on her shoulders. Mia could never understand how it felt like it had been all his fault, but it was nice to have that person in Ami. She could relate to his feeling of guilt and responsibility, but she challenged him to move past it. He could forgive her for pretending to be infected... because if he thought that it would help his siblings then he would have.
"We should get back before it gets dark. In the mean time... think about where you last saw your father. I've never tried to track one of the infected... but I'm going to help you find him. You deserve the same closure of burial that I just got with Charlie," he said and he reached forward and pushed a strand of hair out of Ami's face. The kiss had been meaningful for him, but he liked that it could just be a kiss since they were very similar to each other. It was something that had happened and something that would probably happen again, but this was not a world where you got married or had kids and Ami was the type who understood that fact so for now the kiss could just be a kiss.
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"It's too bad we couldn't get any moving targets..." Mia murmured, "But at least you're starting to show some confidence and you've at least shot a gun. We can hope that you won't have to, but at least you can help save someone if it came down to it," she said and smiled.
"Do... do you think that they're on their way back yet?" Mia asked casting a glance at the window with a frown. The sun was beginning to hover low and if they weren't leaving to come back then they would need to right now.
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He would probably always feel a little guilt about her death, but at least he felt more than just guilt. He naturally felt responsible for the safety of others, but he knew that Ami felt the same weight on her shoulders. Mia could never understand how it felt like it had been all his fault, but it was nice to have that person in Ami. She could relate to his feeling of guilt and responsibility, but she challenged him to move past it. He could forgive her for pretending to be infected... because if he thought that it would help his siblings then he would have.
"We should get back before it gets dark. In the mean time... think about where you last saw your father. I've never tried to track one of the infected... but I'm going to help you find him. You deserve the same closure of burial that I just got with Charlie," he said and he reached forward and pushed a strand of hair out of Ami's face. The kiss had been meaningful for him, but he liked that it could just be a kiss since they were very similar to each other. It was something that had happened and something that would probably happen again, but this was not a world where you got married or had kids and Ami was the type who understood that fact so for now the kiss could just be a kiss.
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"It's too bad we couldn't get any moving targets..." Mia murmured, "But at least you're starting to show some confidence and you've at least shot a gun. We can hope that you won't have to, but at least you can help save someone if it came down to it," she said and smiled.
"Do... do you think that they're on their way back yet?" Mia asked casting a glance at the window with a frown. The sun was beginning to hover low and if they weren't leaving to come back then they would need to right now.
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