It rained like there was no tomorrow. Like the rains that started the great flood. It poured, but they still came. Yes in the past they all had hated him, in the back of their minds they knew; within their souls they believed it was his fault. They had blamed him all his life, it only escalated when his mother died. That was his fault; it was so drilled into his head that he even believed it. But now, now they realized how wrong they were. How much they now believed they themselves were at fault, they miss judged him. It was too little too late now. He was gone, and the one taking it the hardest was not master, it was Tohru. As she walked down the dirt path, grave markers shining in the sun, hiding their age, she remembered, the first time she met him.

I'll always remember

It was late afternoon

It lasted forever

And ended to soon

She remembered when she had found his 'secret' spot, the roof. And the conversation they had shared there.

You were all by yourself

Staring up at a dark gray sky

And I was changed

But now, he was gone. The family he left behind would never know him like Tohru had

In places no one would find

All your feelings so deep inside

The first time she saw him for who he truly was, she knew, she knew who he was.

It was then that I realized that forever was in your eyes

The moment I saw you cry

At school, he was the same. But Tohru knew what he really felt.

It was late September

And I'd seen you before

You were always the cold one

At this point she began to wonder, how she felt. His emotions, after you get under a few layers, were understandable, and she knew what to do with them, but her own emotions scared her.how did she really feel about him? The haunting question would not leave her alone.

But I was never that sure

You were all by yourself

Staring up at a dark gray sky

I was changed

Now it was too late. He was gone, never coming back. Cut down in his prim, for her. That night it rained as well. When she held him in her arms for the first time, and watched the crimson stream flow and ebb, she realized how she felt.

I wanted to hold you

I wanted to make it go away

I wanted to know you

I wanted to make your everything, all right

Now she touched the mahogany casket that held him, placing a single lily, she whispered.

I'll always remember...