Rating: K

A - Acceptance

"Hey,"

She leaned against the corner, looking in on his room. Although her gaze was fixated on him.

"You've been on your own since we got back," She was blunt. Yet her voice still held concern and compassion. "We're celebrating saving the world. It's not the same without you."

Saving the world. Something they wouldn't have had to do, had he not betrayed them and fell for Wuya's bribes. He was happy to be back, he truly was. But did he truly deserve to be welcomed back?

"Raimundo?"

There it was again. That compassion. Why was she being kind to him? What did he do to deserve that kindness? He's the reason she was nearly crushed to death.

"Stare at the floor all you want, but I'm not leaving until you speak to me."

Stubborn. She's always so stubborn. She moved from the corner to the floor in front of him. That sapphire gaze not once leaving him.

"I got all day, Rai,"

With courage from nowhere, he finally meets her gaze. Those powerful eyes which made him feel like she could read his soul.

"Ready to talk to me?"

Her voice was quieter but more welcoming than before. She was trying to show him he could open up to her.

He didn't need to think. Just do. His arms wrapped around her waist as he buried his head into her neck. He needed comfort.

It didn't even take seconds for her to reciprocate. Her arms wrapped around him as a hand brushed through his hair.

"We can't celebrate without the person who actually saved the world, you know?"

"It wouldn't have needed saving if it weren't for me."

There it was. The words which kept him hidden away.

"How it happened doesn't matter," she whispered against his head. "What matters is the four of us are here, together."

"Why are you so easily accepting me?"

"Because if I were in your shoes, I'd have probably had the same outcome."

He pulled away. He needed to look at her. See if she were true to her words.

"Kimiko..."

She simply smiled. Lightly tracing her thumb across his cheek.

"Let's join the celebration, shall we?"

He nodded, a small smile resting on his lips. They never spoke about his moment of comfort. A secret between the two, a way to confirm his acceptance to them, and to her.

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