#lsw entry

[bushido-bunny]

LEOSAGI WEEK - Day Two - Stars

Usagi had heard men in his garrison under Lord Mifune speak fondly of their lovers that they had left behind to serve their Lord. Often, it was said that they could be content with the distance simply by knowing that they shared the same night sky.

The simple act of gazing at the stars and knowing that the one who had stolen their heart could be looking at the same twinkling light - the sense that they were not ever truly apart.

The same could not be said for him. The ronin lay on the damp and sweet smelling grass, looking at the lights above him, shining in the inky black and blue and what he knew was that he was quite alone. The man he loved was separated from him, not by miles or seas or mountains tall, but instead by the fabrics of reality, by the very stars themselves.

He shifted the reed he had been chewing on to the other side of his mouth and let out a soft sigh. The ronin wondered where Leonardo was now; if the shinobi might be thinking of him as well.

Perhaps the time would come that the two of them could live side by side. A day where they would not have to wonder. Where they could share the sky, the same sun sinking beneath the horizon as it paints the landscape in hues of pink, purple and gold. To fall asleep at one another's side.

Perhaps there would be a day that the stars served not as a reminder of the distance between them - but as an affirmation of how far they had come.

[bushido-bunny]

LEOSAGI WEEK - Day One - Magic

Flickering blue light had become one of his very favorite of sights. Not just any blue light, however, but specifically that of the magical portals that would rend apart the separation of universes and deliver unto him his dearest friend. He wished however, that not so many moons would cross his path between the sights of that flickering blue illuminating his world.

His favorite sight, yes, however - in truth, this magic was bittersweet. For, they both represented reunion and separation. Those portals not only would bring Leonardo to him, but they would whisk him away, back to his own world. Further away from him than the ronin could really comprehend.

The shinobi stood before him, the tails of his bandanna whipping in the crisp night air, silhouetted almost divinely in ethereal light as they said their goodbyes. Miyamoto felt a lump forming in his throat, an accumulation of the unspoken feelings within him - but the soft smile that Leonardo wore let him know that they need not be said; his friend understood him perfectly.

They stood in silence, each holding onto the other’s shoulder affectionately. Their eyes saying far more than it was likely for their lips ever to confess.

It was impossible to tell when or if he would see the turtle again once he had stepped through. Their lives were both fraught with danger - there would come a time when these portals would simply no longer come or he would no longer be there to greet the boy once it had. It was only a matter of time.

Thus far, the gods had been kind to them. They had allowed them to share many adventures and to see truly incredible sights. They had been permitted by the powers that be to form a bond that transcended worlds and reached beyond the very stars.

Usagi saw the magical disc behind the boy begin to waver and knew that their time was coming to a close. He let out a soft sigh and finally spoke, “Until we meet again, Leonardo-san.”

It was then when the samurai, who was so seldom caught off guard was taken completely by surprise. The ninja leaned down and placed a swift and caste kiss on his cheek, the sensation leaving a radiating warmth beneath his whiskers.

“Until then, Miyamoto.” Leonardo replied as he stepped backwards through the portal, his eyes not leaving Usagi’s gaze until the opening between their realms had closed, leaving the samurai looking only at the darkened rice fields before him.