Thundering sounds were heard….

Bright streaks of lightning streaked across the gloomy sky….

Then, came the long awaited peace…..

……that lasted only a few minutes...

Fuji knew that and the smile on his face wavered and faded as sound of raindrops against the window was heard……

Pitter Patter……

Fuji always hated the rain for what it was……

Yes, many people love it when it rains…

Especially, those small, naïve children….

Listening the sound of the rain, Fuji vaguely remembered a time where he actually loved the rain...when Yuuta wasn't mad with him…..

"Nii- san, it's starting to rain. Let's go home.." Fuji Yuuta was worried because the rain was getting heavier by the moment.

But, Fuji never seemed to bother that plea that his brother made……

Oblivious to his brother's pleas, Fuji asked Yuuta…

"Ne Yuuta, have you ever wondered why it rains?"

Surprised by the sudden question, Yuuta couldn't give an immediate answer.

"…………I don't know…"

"Saa, the rain is so amazing. When it rains, everybody runs for cover. But after the rain, the air is so cooling and refreshing. And, it feels like we just bathed…"

"Nii-san, you're getting wet. Besides, Kaasan will be worried sick. Let's go home…"

Yuuta was trying to persuade his brother to go home when he heard his brother say…

"Yuuta, you know something? I think that Kami-sama cries when it rains…"

Yuuta stopped in his tracks when he heard his brother make that statement.

"………Nii-san………" Nii-san really doesn't care about his health…

After that statement, a short moment of silence took over…

The silence was broken when Fuji said……

"Yuuta, let's go home." Rain……

"Ah, h-hai…" Nii-san, always thinking weird stuff……

Flashback end

Fuji awake from the trance when he heard a cat crying…

He went to the window and saw a cat caught in a bush of rose which he grew.

Quickly, he ran out and took the cat in. When Fuji was drying the cat's fur, he couldn't help but notice that this cat was very familiar…

This is an asian-Himalayan cat…hmm…Ah! Echizen…what's his cat doing here?

"Why have you wandered here, Karupin?"

Karupin seemed to have took an instant liking to Fuji as he purred and cuddled up to Fuji's hand.