Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Drabblets ❯ Chapter 20 ( Chapter 20 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

You were smiling - such a gentle smile.

As though nothing in the world could possibly be wrong.

Pleasant, <I>pleased</I> smile. It was almost beautiful.

Beauty knows no morality, did you ever hear that?

I learned that one recently. From you, actually. Well, you and <I>him</I>, but I can't… I…

Beauty. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever".

I think "forever" just got longer.

You've taken so much of what I love…

And what I did… I know. I can never. Never.

But you…

I couldn't stop you.

I couldn't stop myself.

And you, you bastard, you kept <I>smiling</I>…