The silence of the room beats against Ai's ears while the light from the window shift from one side to the other. The city of Tokyo is as busy as ever, yet somehow the room stays completely silent, nothing but the clock ticking as each second passes by. Not a moment later, Ai removes the covers from his body as he rolls out of bed. In his tiny dorm, Ai walks over to his desk as he opens the laptop that rest atop of the desk. Once the laptop was completely open, Ai squints his eyes since the screen was the brightest light source in the room. On the screen was a small message from Skype noting him of a recent IM that was sent by Rin.
Curious as to what the message was, Ai quickly clicks on it. Before he actually read it, his eyes quickly glance towards the time which read 2:43. The message from Rin wasn't too long, yet it was quite significant. Ai could only stare for a moment before a smile crept upon his face.
rmatsuoka:
I miss you.
Ai drums his fingers against the keyboard while smiling to himself. An old senior whom Ai admired finally messaged him after a whole two years of silence. It made Ai happy but at the same time confused. On the day Rin Matsuoka graduated, Ai gathered the courage to confess to his high school crush. He knew that a structured relationship wasn't going to work, but regrets in high school are hard to forget. The last time the two has seen each other was bittersweet. Ai could remember how Rin smiled at him. From there, Ai could hardly remember what Rin replied, but knowing that Ai had the courage to confess made it enough.
rmatsuoka:
I hope youre doing well.
The messages from skype were enough to get Ai in a giddy mood at three o'clock in the morning. Ai hasn't reply to both messages yet, but, rereading them over and over made the boy blush from excitement. With his palms sweaty, Ai began to reply.
ducklingsavior:
I miss u 2
I hope ur doing well too.
After the messages were sent, Rin went offline. Ai stares for a moment or two before he gave in and closed his laptop. It's only five o'clock in the morning in Sydney, perhaps Rin fell asleep. Ai then glances back at his clock and it reads 2:54. Although Ai should probably head to bed soon, he doesn't. Instead he just walks back to the bed and lays down. He plans on sleeping in anyway. If he happens to oversleep, oh well. It wasn't an important class anyway; he could easily make up the work online. It's a great thing to have technology around.
As he lays there, Ai thinks about Rin. He wonders how he is doing, and he wonders if Rin ever thought about him. To be completely honest, Ai almost forgot about Rin up until now. A lot has happened, and it's silly to think about a high school crush. However, a skype message ignited a flame inside Ai's chest and the feeling itself had an uncanny familiarity that was welcoming and eerie at the same time. He hugs his body at the thought and tried to calm his mind. The more he thinks about Rin, the harder it was
to remove the redheaded swimmer from his mind. It came to the point of mental exhaustion where Ai's eyes grew heavy and closed.