Title: Under the Stars

Author: Luna

Pairing: Rei x Miku

Fandom: Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

Theme: Kiss

Disclaimer: I...do update once in a blue moon...

Warning: Shoujo-ai.

It was a perfect night for star gazing. With this in mind, she stared up at the glistening heavens above her with a look of apathy. The chilly breeze of autumn stirred her hair to dance in the air whimsically. She leaned backwards slightly and moved her hands backwards in order to brace herself. With her position where it was, she had the perfect view of the sky above. It truly was memorizing.

She drew her knees closer to her chest for warmth since the skin of her legs was bare to the elements. Having decided on a maroon and white skirt with a white shirt may not have been the best decision for the evening, but not much thought had been given other then getting her things together and going. Then again, it wasn't as if she was staying anywhere anyway.

A chill ran up her spin but she kept it down. Sitting up fully and drawing her legs to the side, the lavender-haired female kept her focus on the stars above her, never for once letting her attention falter to anything else for an extended period of time. Things were going to be all right now, weren't they? Nothing would go wrong again like it had before.

...Right...?

Lost between the realm of reality and dreams, she couldn't quite tell if she was conscious or not. It was an odd feeling really, to feel so light and free as if nothing in the world matter, only to be uncertain if it the truth or not. Was she sleeping or was she awake? It was a valid question, wasn't it? So, with that being said, how could a person tell the difference, if they were even questioning it? At the same time did it matter? Could it be simply dismissed as something of little importance in the grand spectrum of things?

She was dreaming. That much was decided when she noticed that she was under the surface of the ocean looking up at the moon through the layers of water. It was oddly comfortable to be there floating as if she herself was a mermaid princess in a sea-kissed prison, free to do as she pleased as long as she didn't break the chains that kept her bound. The moon illuminated her through the veil that covered her as if coaxing her to return to the world above just for a second. And so she did.

Her eyes regained focus. Had she been dreaming of a dream, or had she simply been so lost in her own thoughts that dreams had overcome her? Either way, in order to keep from confusing herself, she decided hastily to root herself firmly back in conscious form in order to keep from falling off that edge once more. It was too earlier to sleep anyway especially while she was out in the open.

The voice of another caused her to slowly turn her eyes to look elsewhere, blinking a few times rapidly to clear her vision fully. A woman. Curved black hair. Soft, warm eyes. She looked so natural on the beach as if she belonged there always.

"Miku."

The other stirred and slowly tilted her head upwards. A brushing. Lips upon lips. Kindered spirits.

"Rei."

Smiles were exchanged between the two. A simple kiss was all it was. That's all it ever was, as

neither of them were ready to move forward and actually think about what that simple kiss - and all of the other simple kisses - truly meant.

Lose had brought them together. Kei was all right with Mio. Mafuyu and Yuu were gone.

But they were there. On the beach, just for a little while, they were there, as they would remain.

Was she dreaming or was she awake? Anymore, even she herself couldn't tell, but with the beautiful photographer at her side, she could dream her life away happily.