Author: hostilecrayon
Pairing: 2x1
Rating: PG
Warnings: Is denial a warning?
Disclaimer: I don't own GW.
Notes: For the Temptation challenge at gw500. Inspired by 'It Don't Hurt' - Sheryl Crow. Just so no one gets confused, I never actually say what the temptation is or anything like that, but it's implied. I hope it worked out right.
It was the Floor Plan
I hid the pictures of us in the closet. I never liked those pictures anyway. I gave the tea you left in your otherwise empty cupboard to Quatre. He has more of a taste for chamomile than I do. I haven't started using your old closet yet. I think it had mice. I'd been meaning to call pest control, but I couldn't find the time.
I've had plenty to do since you left. I finally got around to reading those books that were sitting in the closet. I found plenty of room to put them out with your stuff out of the way. The bookshelf looked really good on that wall where your dresser used to be. I put up new curtains to make the house more colorful. The blue you had up made everything seem dreary. I retiled the kitchen and the bathrooms. I found this great yellow color that you would have hated. I dug up your garden and planted flowers. It was a nice change. I sold the car you bought me and got a motorcycle. It might be dangerous, but I've always liked that sort of thing.
I've been having trouble sleeping, so I picked up some sleeping pills. They don't really work, but I have more time to do the things I want to do, so I'm not complaining. I've been going out at night now. I've met some nice guys, and maybe I'll call them. Things aren't as bad as they were. I'm sure a date would be a lot of fun.
I dyed my hair red. I know you liked the chestnut, but I figured it was time for a change. It stained the bathroom wall a little. You would have been pretty upset about that. I don't really think about things like that anymore. I've barely even noticed that you haven't called me in eleven months. Really, I didn't realize it had been that long. I've been too busy to keep an eye on the date.
You know, after all of the work I did in the house, it still didn't seem to fit me. I think it was the floor plan that really bothered me. I would have never put the laundry room that close to the bedroom. In the end, I decided to burn it down. I watched with some satisfaction as the house that gave me so much grief crumbled before my eyes. It had nothing to do with you, really. I just need something a little newer; something a little more flexible and modern.
Things are going well. I'm looking for a new place, though I haven't found anything I could call home yet. I'll find one though. I've already forgotten those promises we made about what home meant to us. I don't even think about you anymore. I'm sure the next house will be the one I'm looking for. It doesn't matter if I've been looking for six months. I don't need you to find home. Really.
OWARI
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