I love walking outside on a warm day; I could feel the sun on my face and the breeze. The smell outside was of the city which wasn't that pleasant. The noise did little with the honk of the horns, the people chatting and rushing to the subway. The subway itself was loud and people press to the max made me a little claustrophobic; but I liked my freedom at the moment I knew when I got home I would get a lecture from Nii-Chan and Kaname.
They always worried about me no matter how many times I said I could take care of myself. I'm not stupid I know when to ask for help but I've learned so much sense I was eight, I didn't train so hard, I didn't study all that time for nothing. I wanted to have a somewhat normal life, but they never got the point.
Kaname is our second cousin from our mother's side of the family and the closes relative we have, when he found out about the accident he went so far as to quit his job and moved in to help take care me. We rent a three bedroom apartment so we could all live together. The reason for this is because the same accident that killed Nii-Chan and my parents, took my sight along with it. I was eight at the time it's been almost ten years now and they still treat me like I can't do anything by myself.
I walked around letting myself wonder, the warm sunny day turned to night as the sun went down. I seemed to walk forever with no place in mind. The night was warm on my skin so I didn't need a coat, the sounds changed it was like everything became free. People were clocking off from work, some were just starting. Teenagers were all excited for the weekend and couldn't wait to see the latest movie.
Food and spices filled the air making my stomach growl with hunger. I walked on letting my nose take me to food. I sat at a stool making sure the person behind the counter saw my cane, before I could order a familiar heart beat came to my attention and the footsteps to fallow. "Aito-San and Sakura-San." I said as they approached me.
"Misa-Chan." Sakura-San said placing my hand on his elbow for him to lead me without me feeling like I was leashed. "Honestly it's been so long Misa-Chan."
"Yes it has." I said remembering the last time I saw him was at Bee's Café/Bar. Sakura-San had a blind mother and took training classes which weren't that hard. He knew that instead of grabbing the hand you should give the person your elbow, unlike Kaname and Nii-Chan who would grab my hand and almost drag me like I was a little child that was embarrassing and humiliating. Sakura-San lead me to Bee's Café/Bar and once we walked in the door he said.
"Hey guys look who came for a visit." Aito-San was chuckling and whispered to me.
"He missed you." I laughed and said my hello's to the people there. I think Nii-Chan and Kaname would hit the floor if they ever found out that people knew me in the gay district. Sakura-San led me to a booth and started to read off the specials to me when Kanji-San came over. "Two A sets and a B set one oolong tea and two sake." Kanji-San repeated the order back and gave me a quick hello then went to go place our order.
I sat there talking until a familiar heart beat and footsteps got my attention, his scent was musky but his shampoo smelled like lavender with a little spice. I knew the heartbeat, the footsteps and the scent anywhere. "Usagi-San." I said so glad that he didn't have my hearing because my heart was thumping faster than it should be. I was extremely happy as the strides got closer. Usagi-San is my brother's friend and Usagi-San was hugely in love with Nii-Chan, the first time we met though was here at Bee's Café/Bar he didn't know I was the blind brother of his unrequited love.
I remember it because I almost tripped and he caught me; it's a laugh because he said. "What are you blind?" when I tripped over a stool right in front of me that anyone who could see would have avoided. My answer to that was simply. "Yes." his deep husky voice broke my memory.
"Misaki you lost again." he teased.
"Oh did Nii-Chan call you?" I asked him as he sat down next to me.
"No but then my phones off the hook and my cell's off." He said pulling out his cell and turning it on only to find text after text and voice mail after voice mail from Nii-Chan. I let out a sigh.
"I'm not as helpless as he thinks."
"Of course not." He said answering his phone. "Takahiro what's the matter?" he asked, I swear all he would have to do is whisper in my ear and I would melt. "Misaki well I don't know what you mean by missing his sitting right next to me." he then handed me the phone.
"Hi Nii-Chan what's wrong?" I asked and heard the relief wash through his voice. "I went to the bookstore and bumped into Usagi-San he invited me out to dinner and wouldn't let me say no. we just ordered so I won't be home for a while see you later bye." I said hanging up and giving Usagi-San his phone back.
"What's wrong?" Usagi-San asked.
"How do you tell someone you're in a café/bar in the gay district?" I said and he laughed. It wasn't hard to tell but Usagi-San was in love with my brother but Nii-Chan was so naïve that he was blinder then me. We ate and spoke for a while, he was getting my view point because he thought of writing one of his character's blind. I described things and how I thought things looked which seemed to impress him.