<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>On the Rocks</strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/CVXF98C.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>April 15th, 2021, 7.30AM~<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Albion’s place<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br/><strong>WEARING:</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/>“Mmmh… I think you are the one who bared yourself. Not me. I hate to break it to you, but I’m not hiding anything from you. You know my feelings and who I am already. There is nothing more to show to you.” There was always more, but did he need to know it all? No. It would do no good to him, so he could keep living like the things were now.<br/><br/>“You have lived this many years in Japan and you have never seen an open-air hot spring? You are one stupid human! We need to fix that. The spring part. I doubt fixing your stupidity is such an easy task” The fox demon grinned playfully as she said that. “When you feel like you are ready to enjoy from a hot spring, we can go to one. Or you can go with company of you choice. Either way, you shouldn’t miss the experience of hot springs!”<br/><br/>“That’s what you have been feeling guilty all this time? Oh…! You poor little thing! No, there is no need to take the blame from that! Yes, you have been more considerate, but so could I. There are things I can ask from you as my friend, and asking<em>that</em>from you is one of the things I can’t ask. It was wrong of me to even put you in that situation. And what happened that night… It’s not your fault Albion. You can’t be looking after me every second. If something happens to me someday… it’s not your fault. This is important and you need to know this…” Nerissa said and took his face between her hands, staring him into eyes. “You need to know that I’m not going to give up. I have a strong will to live. But… though this world isn’t as dangerous as the demon world, it still has its dangers. I might get sick, there might be an accident, it might be something violent and sudden… Whatever it is, if I’m taken away from this world one day, it’s not your fault. You didn’t fail me. You aren’t responsible of my life. Only of your own. So… If I’m gone, you should know that I don’t blame you and I want you to move one. Keep all the good memories in your heart and move forward. One day you are going to find your happiness, and that’s my wish.” At that moment the speech of her death felt so distant. The fox demon was smiling, her golden eyes were so full of life, her soft body felt warm as she leaned closer and gently kissed Albion’s forehead.<br/><br/>Her warm smile had some sorrow in it when the man put his forehead against hers. “Albion… You are giving me everything one could expect from a friend, and I often feel like you are giving me more than you even should, but… I’m not waiting for you. I will be here for you, I will help you and be your support on your long journey to mend all those wounds in your soul and maybe someday I will see you the way you were before that everything happened. Or maybe I will be lucky enough to see you happy, not being afraid to live. That would make me happy…<br/><br/>However, I know that we aren’t meant to be. You have told me that many times. I would be a fool not to get it after hearing it so many times. Like you said yesterday, maybe in another life we could have been together. In this life there is someone else for you. Someone you love so much you are ready to risk it all, ready to put yourself in danger of being hurt… That someone will make you whole and happy again. And I will be looking forward to witnessing that day, as your friend, because I want to see you happy. You deserve it.<br/><br/>That’s why I’m not waiting for you. I might be moving slowly, but I’m moving forward. There is someone for me too out there, and with enough time and patience I will find him.” Nerissa whispered quietly and she didn’t even notice how tears ran on her cheeks. I waited for you long time ago, but you never reached out to me. I can’t keep waiting for someone who doesn’t want me.<br/>