The sky was so blue. It looked like a blue wrapper for the white cotton candies which spread here and there. The sun shone brightly in the middle of the summer, as smiled to the world, and assured everybody that life's so beautiful so all people should enjoy it to the fullest.
Like the two kids running along the river side, chasing each other and ended up in a pile of bodies overlapped when the one who ran in the front stumbled and fell to the ground. Still, they laughed loudly to their heart, not minding scratches that formed in red lines on their feet and hands.
When the tiredness attacked them from laughing out loud, they lie down on the green grass and staring at the sun in the sky only to receive it glaring back at them in full force. The sun gave them its powerful light, reminded them that it was the most powerful creature in the world.
"Ok, ok. You win. I'm sorry for glaring at you, Mr. Sun." One of them sat down on his feet and bowed his head until it reached the ground, and received a really loud laugh from the other.
"Are you stupid? He won't forgive you, you know! Look! No matter how hard you asked, he is still mad at you. You won't receive his forgiveness, Yamato. Am I right, Mr. Sun?"
The kid called Yamato looked up to the sky and once again bowed his head down to the ground. "Oh. My dear Sun, why don't you forgive me? I'm so sorry for staring at you. Please? I won't do that again. Please forgive my recklessness. It was my friend Reita who told me to challenge you."
"Oi! Don't mention my name! You've promised to keep it as a secret."
"See, Mr. Sun? He tried to run away from his fault. He doesn't even feel guilty for making me challenge you. Please, Mr. Sun, if you should punish me then you should punish him too."
"Oi!" With that Reita strangled him until they fell to the ground together. Yamato couldn't hold his laughter when Reita tickled him for the reward of his complaint.
Sometimes later they lie down again side by side, watching the blue sky and the smiled sun.
"Aoshiba, right?" asked Yamato after a while.
"Yes. You can enter any middle school but you have to promise me that you will go to Aoshiba High School no matter what."
Yamato raised his hand and offered his little finger to him. "Promise?"
Without word Reita reached the finger and linked his with Yamato's little finger. "Promise."
They smiled each other after making the promise and faced the sky again. The wind blew their bangs softly and they closed their eyes, tried to feel the comfort for being there for each other. They decided to reach the bright future together. They smiled, proud of themselves for being there for each other, dreaming the same future, the future where they would stay together no matter what happen. The future they would share all of the happiness and sorrow, the future where they would smile and cry together.
Together. It was the key word. If they stayed together, everything would be easy. If they stayed together, every problem could be solved right away. If they stayed together, everything would be just fine. They didn't need anything else. Being there for each other made their heart beating steadily. The comfort they felt for being there for each other was enough. Having your best friend stayed beside you always was enough. They didn't need anything else in the world. They only needed that simple thing, being there for each other, no more, no less.
If.
They stayed together.
Notes : Aoshiba is an elite school mentioned in Gokusen Season 3 Episode 3.
As honjo said in that episode: 'Isn't that where the really smart kids go?'