Author Notes
Tumblr prompt: "We're in the middle of a thunderstorm and you wanna stop and feel the rain?"
When You're Gone, It Still Storms
"We're in the middle of a thunderstorm and you wanna stop and feel the rain?" Kanan asks in a solemn voice. She knows the answer to this as she has asked it more times than she wished she had to ask. Violet eyes stare at Chika's back that was already drenched from the rain.
"Mm…" Chika responds after a minute of silence. "I need this…" The orangehead adds in a hardly audible murmur.
Kanan clenches her fists as she stays by Chika's side for the usually hour long stand under the relentless rain and harsh winds.
It was a thunderstorm that day.
Chika and You were going to meet up after months of not seeing each other since Chika was busy with college and You busy with her maritime studies. They had a great afternoon tea time together and they were just walking around next.
A storm was coming, You informs as she could always tell when rain was coming.
Chika thought playing in the rain would be fun so she suggested prancing around in the rain just laughing their time away as they slowly made their way home after. You played along since it's only on land and with Chika that she can enjoy the rain like that, plus she would never say no to Chika inviting her to do something together.
Chika wished she never asked You to play with her that day. Chika wished she never asked You to join her in the rain that day. Chika wished she wasn't saved by You that day.
A speeding car that lost control from the heavy rain camescreeching towards Chika, headlights almost blinding the orangehead. You screams Chika's name, making it barely in time to push Chika away from the oncoming car. Chika can never forget the expression of You's panic-stricken face, the way You frantically ran towards her, how You was only thinking of her safety instead, and the horrifying scene of You's body turning on the wet granite, bloodied and unconscious...
Ever since the day Chika lost You, Chika always steps outside to feel the rain on her skin, to feel the prickling cold...to not feel so empty...to actually feel something.
It's been ten years but Chika never stopped regretting her decision. Regretting that day. And even after all these years, Chika's silent and endless tears would still roll down her cheeks, mixed with the rainwater as she wishes that she wasn't the one here instead.
Kanan places a hand on Chika's shoulder, Chika doesn't budge.
Kanan puts her jacket that was still dry over Chika's shoulders to give the younger girl some warmth before guiding Chika back to somewhere dry.
"I swear I'll help you find your radiance again someday, Chika. Even if it kills me." Kanan tightens her hold on Chika's shoulders as she vowed to let Chika not live in guilt for the rest of her life.
Author Notes
On the rare, very rare, ultra-rare times of me going sad and depressing. I'm sorry.
I hope it made you feel something? OxO
I'm gonna attempt to give this closure. So let's see how many chapter this will be...
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