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Pucca could feel anger and hate bleed through her bones.
Hot tears spilled down her face as she felt the ground beneath her shake with every step she took. She could feel the powers of her mother running through her blood and the fearlessness of her father beating in her heart.
She could no longer contain the anger, the hurt, the betrayal, and the heartache that had been spinning through for the week finally forming the raging hurricane that she was now.
In the back of her mind, she was worried about the other villagers, especially her family and friends, but she paid no mind to that right now knowing that they were safe having run for cover after the lie had been exposed.
Her tears only seemed to fall faster and faster as she stomped towards Ring Ring, the wind howling with her pain and the clouds becoming as dark as the hate that had clouded her mind.
Pucca tried hard never to let her true power hurt others unless they truly were hateful begins, and she had tried many times to give Ring Ring the benefit of the doubt but after everything that the other had done not just to her but to her family, friends, and the man she loved, Pucca no longer felt any pity for her.
She ignored Ring Ring’s cries for mercy and she ignored the fake apologies as she got closer to her. She could feel the clouds parting, ready to swallow the blue-haired woman up so she would never cause harm again.
Out of the corner of her eye, Pucca could see movement but believed it was just her loose hair blowing in her wind, she was soon proven wrong though as she felt a hand grasp her own. She snapped her head to the side to see who dared to try to stop her from gaining her vengeance only for her rage to quite at the sight of the man before her.
Garu looked at her with deep eyes he had crawled over to her unable to stand with the roaring wind and was now on his knees beside her gripping her hand. He had marks from Ring Ring across his skin fueling Pucca’s hate once more but at the feeling, Garu squeezing her hand she felt the fire of her anger calm.
The storm still raged all around them, showing that Pucca still felt hate and anger, but as heavy rain started to set in, it was clear the hate and the anger were giving way to pain and sadness.
As the rain beat down on top of them Pucca let Garu pull her down to his level and into a tight hug. She felt him hold her steady as he pressed her head to his chest, forcing her to listen to the calm beating of his heart.
She didn’t question how his heartbeat was so steady, he had always been the calm between the two of them and she herself had always been the storm.
Pucca squeezed her eyes shut as she gripped tightly to Garu’s shirt, her red painted nails sinking into the fabric as the tears only became faster.
She could feel Garu’s arm tight around her waist while he used the hand that held her head to run his fingers through her loose hair. Pucca didn’t try to pull away, not because she didn’t have the strength but because she didn’t want to.
She had believed that she had lost him forever, and though she was willing to give him up for him to be happy, that didn’t mean it hadn’t hurt.
And find out that all of what had happened had been a lie is what had finally broken her restraint and sent her into a rage.
Now though as Garu held her tight letting her know that he was there, the storm quieted both inside Pucca and in the world around them.
Soon there were only light gray clouds and a light drizzle of rain, letting everyone know that it was safe to come out of their hiding spots.
Everyone stood there and watched as Garu and Pucca held one another, the latter still crying into her heart’s shirt while he carefully rocked her, his face buried in her hair.
No one moved as Ring Ring got up from where she had fallen only to run away, fear motivating her to get as far away as she possibly could.
They all stood still and silent as Garu and Pucca refused to let one another go, each filled with their own fear as the rain kept falling from the sky.