Looking for Silence

Muze climbed up into the treehouse and took out her sketchbook. She sat near the window and began sketching the scenery. It was quiet other than the birds and other animals. She liked it that way. The silence. The comfort it brought her. She smiled as she began to sketch a girl in the forest, walking in the trees, almost as if she was searching for something.

Zero was walking around campus and spotted the woods. Being curious as to what the forest holds, he began to walk to the forest and leaned against the trunk of a tree. Zero sniffed the air, to see what he could sense and a familiar, nostalgic scent flew to his nose. "Muze..." He muttered.

Muze began to hum softly as she stared at her drawing. She closed her eyes as she set it aside and formed a heart of ice in her hands. She crushed it and let it fall out the window, causing snowflakes to fall. She turned around, not wanting to stare at the place that was once home to her and sank down to the floor of the tree house.

Zero, staying at his lost home, howled in frustration. "The scent... it's fading." He said as he punched a tree. "Oh shit... I'm so sorry tree..." He said.

Muze's eyes shot open as she heard a howl and someone speak. That voice...Can it be? She jumped out of the window and landed on the ground easily before turning around. "Zero....? Is that you....?" Her voice was soft and shaky. Had she really found him after this long?

Zero fell backwards at the sound of her voice. "M-Muze?!" He stuttered. "I-is it really you?!"

Muze nodded slowly and rubbed her arm. "Y-yeah. It's me.."

Zero grinned brightly and pulled you into a close hug. "I can't believe it's you..."

Muze inhaled his scent and nearly started crying. "I missed you..."

"I missed you too..." He said softly, keeping you close to him.

Muze cried softly into his chest.

Zero kept you close in his arms, rubbing your back slowly.

"God I missed you so much...I came here to find you but I never had the time...People kept pulling me aside trying to befriend me and then I had homework and God I can't believe you're here..." She held tightly to him, hoping it wasn't a dream.

"I've smelled you constantly, and every time I think I get close to finding you, I don't." He said, keeping you close. "I'm so happy to see you here..."

She smiled and buried her face in his chest inhaling his wolfy musk.

Zero smiled and kept her close.

She smacked his chest. "Don't you dare leave me alone again!"

Zero chuckled. "Ma'am yes ma'am."

"God it was awful being without you...But I did find out what I am. A yuki-onna. Also known as a snow fairy." She smiled softly.

"My little snow fairy?" Zero grinned.

She smacked his chest and blushed.

Zero smiled and kept her close.

"Don't say things like that you butt..." She continued to blush. Because I secretly want them to mean so much more... She thought silently.

Zero grinned even more. "And why is that?" He asked.

"Just don't!" She huffed and pouted.