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I Saw God Cry by Archaic Aphorism

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Inspired by Bitch Slap Love's drabbles, Over and Over and the song Golden on the new Fall Out Boy cd.



"Chichiue wa shin-" is the incomplete sentence, "Chichiue wa shindou". I'm pretty sure that's how they say "Father is dead" in Japanese.

Aburame Shino sighed and took his glasses off to wipe the lenses.

Kiba sat stiffly by Shino's side, wearing an uncharacteristically serious face.

Shino uttered another sigh as he replaced the glasses, pushing them higher on the bridge of his nose with a finger. Kiba didn't say anything, but he could feel Shino trembling by his side. He could smell the faint salt in the air and see the bent and broken posture of the usually rock solid boy beside him.

No, not a boy. The man sitting by his side. This fourteen-year-old man sitting next to him, focused completely on keeping his breath even and his face dry. This man who refused to open himself to the world- this man who barely opened himself up to Kiba.

But he did on occasion.

"Kiba..." Shino whispered hoarsely, unable to finish the sentence, but that was all Kiba needed to hear. The younger nin wrapped an arm around Shino and drew him in, allowing the older male to hide his face in the collar of his jacket. He could feel the wet drops on his neck, but continued to hold still, silent and steady.

Today he could be Shino's rock, Shino's solid solace.

"Chichiue wa shin... shin..." Shino couldn't make himself finish. Kiba nodded, giving Shino a squeeze when a silent sob wracked over the man.

Yes, it was unnerving to see the usually stoic man cry. Kiba could sit here and be still, sit here and be silent. Yes, he could hold Shino and be his comfort in the wake of the death of Aburame Shibi. He knew it was right, he knew it was okay. For Shino to cry like this only proved that his teammate was human.

But it shattered Kiba's image of him. In Kiba's naïve eyes Shino had been like a God. He was perfect in every way- Shino was strong, Shino was smart, Shino was clam, collected, and mature. Shino was his model, his rival, his friend.

His God.

And now he was seeing God cry. He was seeing this man cry.

And he realized that Shino was just a boy.

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