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My Happiness Comes from You

I'm sitting here on a hill in the Zen Gardens, watching as cherry blossom petals fall gently in the breeze. I'm waiting for someone. Someone who made a promise to come see me today. It's like every other day though, nothing too grand or too special is planned. Just taking a moment in time to have fun and battle against some Animated. It's just that, since I have to sit here and wait for that someone, my mind starts to think. Think about things that have always been at the back of my mind, but were never given the right time to come up. Things that truly make me wonder.

For example, who do you think some people come out and fight the Animated all by themselves? True, it may be because they are so powerful that they can handle things by themselves, but wouldn't it be more fun to work with those around you rather than without them? "Strength in numbers," or however the quote goes. I guess, those who fight alone just find happiness in being alone. I have to say, though, that I am not one of those people.

I am one of those people who find happiness in the warmth of the sun on clear days when there isn't a cloud in the sky. I find happiness in the soft patter of the rain against my window with a warm cup of hot chocolate and marshmallows in my hand. I find happiness when I take a pencil to paper and something I can be proud of appears by the time my pencil stops moving. I find happiness when I pick up a wallet and hand it back to the owner who gives me a brilliant smile and a "thank you" in return. I can find happiness whenever and wherever I can, but if there is one surefire way I can find my happiness, it is by one person. One person whose silhouette can just make my heart feel lighter.

"Hey, Hak-Ki! Sorry, I'm late but something caught me right as I was about to leave."

That one person? It forever and always will be you.


A/N: This is a dedication to a friend of mine who I treasure very deeply. It's sort of personal, but not enough where I doubt on posting it. This is also freelance, so all my fragmented sentences will stay in tact (along with anything else that will bother an English professor) no matter what critiques I get. So, no, I am not requesting any constructive criticism for this piece. It will stay as is until I want to change it, for whatever reason. Hope you like it! CYA