Xenosaga Fan Fiction ❯ 30 Kisses ❯ Salt on the Wound ( Chapter 16 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
He expected excitement. He expected enthusiasm. He expected joy.

Gaignun had not expected the solemn, nearly somber silence. "I thought this is what you wanted," he said to the shorter figure with him.

Rubedo shrugged himself out of his coat. Then he bent down and removed his shoes. After that he slowly and carefully waded out into the surf. "It's perfect," he whispered. Almost was silent between them. Like grief and absence, never spoken but always there.

An artificial wind blew an artificial spray onto Gaignun's face. His mouth was filled with the taste of tears.