[Is it always sunny above the clouds?]
I swear, on that day even the sky was crying...
Bah, who am I kidding? It has always been like this for five years now. And in a way I think that on this day the sun just refuses to show itself to us, mourning your loss behind the clouds.
Or is it you?
This is a thought that won't let me rest, you know? We always come to visit just to give you small presents on this day, but you never appear before us. No greetings, no smiles. You keep hiding in your burrow, never even saying a goddamned hi to us. Believe it, it's not that fun as you think it is!
Maybe we just came in the wrong time. Although, we're here on your birthdays too. So that makes no sense. Maybe we can't see you anymore, because of that huge stone that bears your name? Must weigh a ton.
I wish knowing that could make me feel better. But the cold stone will never replace you, why can't you see this? Your presence kept us together, but now everything had fallen apart. Not long after you've left us the balance disappeared from the team. Even when you couldn't attend to practice, we still knew that you were out there, probably goofing around with that boy from Raimon.
And now look at you, I bet you're freezing down there… You never really liked winter and the frosty air it brought. But is it really a good reason to leave us behind?
You know… Back then, we thought the hardest part was over. When you entered the field, we could feel the old flames reviving in our heart, urging us to do our best.
Do you remember that board that we filled with our best wishes for you? I still have the photo we took in front of it that day. We've lost the match but you won new strength for your fight and gave us plenty of it after you returned.
You were the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat. We all learnt that in school, but there was one part of the description we could never fully imagine.
What happens if the sun stops shining? It seemed absurd.
Yet your light grew weaker, day by day until you decided, it's time to rest and at this very moment, I think that the spirit of Arakumo grew cold along with you. Our sun was gone and there was nothing that could warm up the pieces of the hearts that died on that day.
