Petra walked away in the small hallway of the spaceship, leaving Akira free to approach.From where h
Petra walked away in the small hallway of the spaceship, leaving Akira free to approach.
From where he was he could see Leandro’s legs behind the curtain that covered half of the bunk, only protected by an old blue blanket. He came closer, until his eyes met blue ones.
Leandro was supine on the hard mattress, his head resting on two big pillows that probably weren’t so soft and comfortable. His limbs and entire body lyed clearly tired, but looking perfectly fine. Even under his white t-shirt, where not so many hours earlier Akira had seen those biomechatronic parts explode and fall to pieces on the floor of the alley, his chest breathed so calmly now. “And still it seems so real.” Akira couldn’t stop himself from thinking.
«Hey.» Leandro had a firm but gentle expression on his face, probably trying to do his better to look calm.
«Hey.» Akira echoed, sitting on the bed’s edge.
They looked in eachother’s eyes for a few moments, then the Cuban smiled. «So… You didn’t tell me you were a Galtean.»
Akira chuckled; he knew Leandro enough to know this was his way to make his first step into the inevitable discussion. And even after all that happened, it was so reassuring to see that there was still something that he knew for sure.
«You didn’t tell me you were an android.» he answered with a smile.
«Yeah, for that one…» Leandro paused, making his gaze slide on the bunk walls, «I think I owe you a story.» he finished with a sigh.
Akira nodded, then he arranged himself right in front of the boy, with his legs crossed on the bed, taking advantage of the space Leandro was leaving spreading his legs and waiting for him to start.
Leandro took a long breath, and then spoke.
«It all begins with a song.»
So, uhm, yeah, I felt like writing too. (￣▽￣;)(English is not my mother tongue, but I tried)
