Tears in the rain.
It was raining hard after the thunderstorm that had just passed. Cherishing the droplets that hit his face, as he laid impaled by the rusting rebar sticking out of the concrete waiting for his love that was scrambling to reach him, Takashi thaught to himself of all the dumb things I have done.
He had fallen, that was what would kill him. Not some epic fight with them or some shoot out with bandits but an accident of all things. Slipping on the wet surface of the road above him he fell feet into a small construction site, landing on a part laid building foundation.
He was out to find supply's, before he and his group took the long road out of the city.
The bar was sticking out of his stomach, the warm blood wetting his back. He tried to get up only to shout out, as the searing pain stopped him from moving.
He looked for her, seeing that she had finally arrived. "Hay you? I think I have hurt myself a little." he was trying to laugh through the pain.
He watched as her hand came over her mouth in worry "Takashi!...no. not like this." Saeko full of concern as she ran to his side, grabbing his hand.
"Can you help me off of this." Was his request "I am not going out like this."
Nodding to her love, she hulled him off the spike with all her might, Horrified at his screams as she finally he was free from the trap, she laid him down placing his head in her lap.
Looking at his lover that he had only confessed to that previous night, he spoke to her in a soft calming voice "I'm scared."
Her eyes had started freely flow with salty tears. "I know my love, so am I"
"You know I have seen so much in the last few days. I have seen civilization fall, a light so bright that it could be seen through closed eyes and the dead rising. But it all pails to one thing and that is your beauty both inside and out. Promise me one thing…"
"Anything my love"
"That you will never think of yourself as tainted again… You have so much inner beauty that it is not possible. I have seen your caring side you are so thoughtful of others. Pleases lead them to safety in my place. Promise me those things."
The girl nodded to him "I will my love… but I must ask you one thing before you go to Ama-no uki-hashi (the floating bridge to heaven) will you wait for me? I will come when they are safe."
"Yes I will wait there for you. I'm sorry we could not have more time together."
Holding him tight "its ok my love... Tell me what scares you so you may have some comfort and no fear?"
He looked away as a distant roll of thunder could be hard and tried to think of what to say. "It seems in this world, we are but tears in the rain and that is what scares me. That we can come into this world and go so easily but at least I found you, in those thousands of drops. I love you"
" and I love you Takashi."
Tiredly the boy yawned "I'm tired."
"it's ok you can sleep here for a while." She softly spoke as she stroked his face to comfort him.
Takashi closed his eyes to welcome the eternal sleep that was to come, speaking his final words "I will see you at the bridge."
Saeko reached down kissing his lips "I shall be there soon my love"
After a few more moments he quietly slipped away from her. As she felt her love pass on she screamed his name as if to tell the world at his passing.
The rain picked up again as she laid Takashi down and as she got up to leave she cried for her lost love. She would have died by his side but she had promised him to help the others to safety.
As soon as they are safe, I will join him at the place we have chosen.
As she walked away, she allowed herself one last glimpse of him, as he laid there. The rain drops dancing around him and the sky flashed as Lightning struck in the distance. "Until then my love I shall remember you when it rains"
I have pulled this out of my set of one shots The Dead and made a standalone three shot. although I may write a full story based off of this but I shall ask your opinion on this. please review.