[fic] untitled; Xenosaga

[yati]

For 31_days.
Title: --
Day/Theme: I'll argue the point no longer, only cry for you a little
Series: Xenosaga
Characters: Allen, Shion
Rating: G
Word count: ~340 words


He did try to stop Shion from leaving, he really did. There were those in Vector who had accused him of not really trying (funny how they suddenly remembered him at a time like this), and most of those who knew him well -- like Togashi, that idiot, and Miyuki, that busybody -- were floored that he hadn't been more forceful in convincing her to stay. He wasn't surprised they were surprised, considering it was an open secret that:

1. he wasn't that ambitious (and Chief Engineer of the KOS-MOS Project Joint Operation Systems Development, Vector Industries First R&D Division, isn't the exactly the safest position around if the last three years were any indication), and
2. he was in love with Shion Uzuki (though he would never admit that, not to anyone, but especially not to her).

His accusers were right, of course. He tried to stop her, certainly, but his attempts were half-hearted at most -- he understood where she was coming from and why she had to leave. After what had happened, he wasn't certain that Vector Industries -- or the Galaxy Federation Government for that matter -- was an entity he wanted to be associated with. But there was still KOS-MOS to take care of, with her unaccountable black boxes that were beginning to make him think that Kevin had set up this whole thing to be a great big joke, and the rest of the project team to herd and cajole and force results from, and the fact that he didn't quite know what else he was capable of doing with the skills he had. So he said goodbye to Shion and made sure she didn't accidentally leave anything behind, helped her carry her few possessions out of the office and stifled the urge to cry out "Chiiiieeef, come baaack!" as he watched her go.

He hoped she wouldn't be doing anything reckless while he wasn't around. All things considered, it was a useless thing to hope for, like many things when it came to him and Shion, but he hoped anyway.