Unyielding and inflexible in their path, tears rolled down rounded cheeks from eyes glittering a blue as clear as the sky with unshed tears. Blonde hair, normally as yellow and bright as the morning sun remained plastered on pale skin, darkened by the constant dribbles of water from the heavens. Cries failed to leave the child's trembling body but occasional whimpers fell onto deaf ears.
That is but one pair.
He felt cold and alone, he wanted to go home. A place he had yet to find or have and that alone prevented him from returning to his living quarters. To him, that place was nothing but a sad reminder of what he didn't have.
Suddenly the onslaught of rain halted, the cold drops no longer raining down like knives on the small boy's skin. Naruto Uzumaki looked up with unsure eyes, expecting unkind eyes to glare down on him with as equally harsh words.
But eyes filled with warmth looked down on him, creating a warmth that he only dreamt of.
She was like…
'Sunshine...'
"Hey there little guy, it's a bit cold to be in a rain huh."
Her voice was like music to his ears. The surreal feeling of the moment caused his eyes to well up with tears once more, sniffles now leaving him periodically. He didn't want this moment to end.
"Oh my, you'll be getting a cold in no time with those clothes on!"
Naruto watched in amazement as the woman pulled her own coat off in the rain and wrap it around him, enveloping him in the thick coat still radiating from her warmth.
"It'll be okay, my name is Kagome. Now, let's get you cleaned up, all warm and cozy'd, and fill our bellies with hot ramen, how's that for a plan?"
Starting that day, the days of Naruto Uzumaki's life have never seemed as brighter.