Raindrops rained lightly on a slow summer day in May...Under a lightly-faded pink umbrella stood a lonely tealette girl. She was waiting patiently at a bus stop. No more than a couple of minutes had passed since the school bell...
Miku remembered that earlier today, one of her friends had promised to meet up with her at the bus stop downtown, but then realized she had to stay after school for soccer practice.
She felt a bit sad but understood that there would be another time for them to meet up until then...
It truly pained her that Rin couldn't be there to help lighten up the mood on this depressing hour...
Sighing sadly, a smoky-transparent vapor exhaled through her tired lips. Her teal-blue eyes blinked sadly as she held her hand out in the rain.
Looking above at the poring sky above, it seemed that this rain never stops...
Still waiting for the bus to arrive, she slowly, but eventually, begins to lose all senses...
Without thinking about it, she drifted away into her mind.
Leaving her blind to the world around for a while…
Closing her eyes she drifted quietly away to her dreams.
Slowly drifting away for just a moment or two, while still waiting all alone...
Someone else appeared walking down the drizzling street of misery...A mysterious ocean-blue haired boy noticed the tealette from a distance. Miku being trapped in her thoughts didn't notice anyone else but herself. Still waiting for the bus as this mysterious fellow would be as well.
As this mysterious boy draw closer to the stop, the more he began to notice how unaware the tealettle was...he was almost concerned if this girl was ill, or sick from being out here so long…
He lightly touched her forehead impulsively, with his right palm gently under her teal bangs...No heat did he felt. Just by feeling the temperature from her forehead, she seemed quite cold. While his right palm was warm after being in his pocket after so many hours of walking to the bus stop.
Miku still unaware by his presence started to drift even further away into the depths of her dream...Almost beginning to sleep when she had somehow felt such warmth touch from the front of her forehead…
From this, she smiled happily. She saw herself at home in her bed, with warm soup in her cozy bed. The mysterious ocean-blue haired boy flustered as he saw this tealette smile!
Well, only for a few moments before she began to lose all balance...!
"Woah! Hold on there!" Miku became barely limp, nearly falling she finally popped open her tired eyes! She got frightened, scared, confused, and somehow standing…
In relief, the boy was glad that he caught her time, he wouldn't settle for letting her fall to the pavement…'Thank goodness, she's all right…I couldn't bear to see her falling like that...'
For a while, he glanced at her carefully as he hugged her securely close to his chest…
The boy's jacket covered her shoulders to the waist down below to her knees.
During the fall, her faded-pink umbrella had fallen on the ground rolling in a circular angle and stopped when it lightly tapped against the boy's shoe.
It took a while for Miku to regain full consciousness, even with her eyes open…
She felt quite drowsy and way more tired than usual...
Rubbing her eyes softly, she chuckles to herself in relief that she was alright. But wasn't fully aware of how she was still standing without meaning to be too naive…
"That was unexpected..." she sheepishly commented aloud.
A deeper gigging soon after that reply caught her off guard, sending her in total unbelievable shock!
"Hmph, You can say that again..." the boy commented back amusingly in a sarcastic tone almost...
"HUH?!" Miku's eyes widen once more, and finally came to the total realization as to how she hasn't fallen headfirst into the pavement!
Some handsome hero literally caught her while phasing out like she did!
"Oh my gosh...Thank you for like looking out for me!" she stammered bashfully.
Placing her face in her palms, she felt so embarrassed right now…
"It's all right, " he replied calmly. "We all have those days when we zone out...I'm lucky to have saved you Miku..." With that said, he pulled her closer to him without her noticing.
"Do you feel warmer yet?" he asked, as he lovingly looked at her.
Miku nodded, "Sure! I do. Thank you." she said happily.
The boy chuckled softly, "I'll get your umbrella for you..."
"My umbrella…?" She asked as watched him pick up her fallen umbrella, but something was wrong. She could tell by the sadden look in his caring blue eyes.
"Hmm...It seems broken I'm afraid..." the boy commented staring at the cracked umbrella mournfully.
Miku truly felt sad this time, that was last nice umbrella she had...Out of all of them, that one was her favorite of them all...
Wanting to lighten the mood, he began a small with Miku.
"Waiting for the bus again?" He asked calmly with a comforting smile across his lips.
Miku nodded, "Yeah...It's taking longer for it to arrive each day..." she answered.
"I'm sorry about your umbrella..." the boy apologized, sympathizing with her sadden teal eyes…
"No, no..." she insisted humbly, "It was my fault, I really not had let any of this happen to me..."
She turned her head upward to meet his eyes, "For you to have done all this for me I'm-"
He hovered his finger over her lips before she could apologize to him.
"No, none this your fault..." he assured her kindly, "Trust me."
Out of nowhere, bright headlights were blaring on the quiet drizzling street…A large rectangular vehicle approached the two from a distance at the right time…
"Looks like the bus had finally shown up..." he commented.
He and Miku were relieved, and both quite happy too.
"Thank goodness!" she shouted with a grateful heart.
Quickly pulling out her purse she desperately looked for some loose change quickly.
The boy watched, but only chuckled at what he was about to do…
Covering his precious Miku in the rain, he had enough bus money for the both of them to ride together…
"Here, this is for the both us sir..." he smoothly commented as handed over his money to the driver. "...And please, no change back. Thank you." he bowed quickly as walked ahead. The bus driver giggled, "That's awful nice of you young man! Quite gentlemen of ya too!"
By the time Miku found her loose change from her purse...It was already too late to pay for her ride! When offering her payment, the bus driver waved his hand way at her…
"I wouldn't worry your pretty little mind miss! This nice fellow over there already paid for you!"
Miku blink once or twice hearing that "R-really? " she stammered nervously…"Um, well...Okay! U-uh...T-thank you so very much!" she quickly bowed before turning her gaze towards that mysterious ocean-blue haired boy…
The boy glanced at her briefly, smiling before walking to his seat.
Miku followed him urgently, knowing this...The boy's heart was racing so delightfully.
Quick to sit by his side, she asked:
"You...Did you really pay for my ride…?"
He nodded. "That I did," he said simply.
"What…?" she questioned even further quite puzzled at by his peculiar kindness…
"How can you do all this for me? You barely owe me anything at all…" she said, feeling ashamed of herself…
"I humbly mean this when I say...That I don't truly deserve your kindness. Though, I'm so glad to have bumped into someone as sweet as you are..."
He giggled a little flirty-like hearing that from Miku. It was quite completing to his ears…
"It was my pleasure of course...I honestly wouldn't do that for any other girl but you!"
Miku instantly laughed, shaking her head at that remark…It made her blush just a little over her smiling cheeks...
"No, you're kidding right?" she insisted playfully in a joking manner.
"I couldn't lie to you if I could..." he insisted kindly to her.
"I really did mean what I said..." His blue narrow eyes glowed brightly with an odd sense of affection towards Miku...
"Oh, you don't have to say that! You're too much..." she felt quite flattered by this boy that her blushing begin glowed ever so beautifully over her smiling cheeks...The boy was quite pleased seeing this from her…
The bus ride would soon end, and their time together would soon be over…
Before stepping off the bus, Miku had forgotten something. But had not yet forgotten to give her farewell to the kind boy whom that she had just met today…
This saddens the mysterious boy deep down because he wanted to be with her even more than ever...He resented the reality that she can never be truly by his side at all times...
"I had a really nice time with you, I hope we can get another time to see each other again!" She said beaming quite positively towards her new friend. "Also..." she paused, almost nearly trailing off, "I never really did get your name! I know I've seen you before at school-"
"My name is Shion Kaito, but you can just call me Kaito if you like..." He answered, smiling a bit wearily…
"Oh, and I'm-" Before Miku could introduce herself, the bus driver honked loudly.
"Hey! Get a move on! These other people got places to be!"
Kaito nodded at Miku and motioned her to get going.
"Trust me Miku, I know who you are already...It's been a while since you've seen me...It's okay if you have forgotten me, it's been so long since elementary school when were just kids ya know..."
Miku's eyes widen with surprise...She wanted to say something, but knew that she was holding up everyone's time...With her eyes still focused at Kaito, she began to go back into her memories…
'Now that I think about it, there is something familiar about him...'
Impatient, the bus driver shouted, "Hey! I'm getting this bus moving in the next five seconds!"
Miku desperately waving her final goodbye, a sense of joy and a bit sadness appeared in Kaito's ocean-blue eyes as he watched his beloved Miku dash to her home…More than ever, he hopes to see her again...
"Miku..." he whispered as watched her through the glass window, "I didn't know I'd see you again after so long..."