Two Broken Hearts

He hadn’t seen Bowen in a few days now, and her absence made him realize just how long he had been away from Abaven. He was sure his mother was worried about him, but Rhyme would know he could take care of himself. Haiku had to be here for Bowen, and as the days stretched on he realized just how much he missed her. He’d come to enjoy living with her, curling up beside her almost every night. She made him feel complete, and he was beginning to believe the story his heart told him. He belonged with Bowen.

Already he planned to ask her to come back to Abaven with him, to at least tell his family what happened. To let them know that he was alive and okay, and then they’d come back to the Hallows and really start their lives. He didn’t know if they would ever have a family of their own, but as long as she was in his arms it wouldn’t matter. The two of them could make up their own little family and he would have been the happiest man in the world.

Haiku was relaxing in bed, he’d done some chores that morning while he waited for Bowen to return. He was well aware of her relationship with Artorias and he would never interfere with that. As long as she was happy he would be, no matter what, he told himself. Eventually she did find her way back to him, just like she always had.

Blue and lavender eyes shifted from daydreaming up at the ceiling to gazing at the beautiful caramel form that was always on his mind. Haiku’s features brightened at the sight of her, and he was halfway off the bed before he really read her. Her vibrant verdant gaze did not lift to meet his, and she didn’t come running towards him like their reunion would call for. She called out to him, but in a way that was unfamiliar and off putting

"Of course, Bowen.” He answered softly, approaching much more slowly. His head tilted curiously as dark ears fell to his skull. "You have all of my minutes.” He chuckled softly and smiled gently despite the stiff atmosphere as he aimed to place a kiss on her pale forehead.

"Bowen & Haiku"