Izumi Doesn't Know This

Izumi doesn't know this, but someday he will deny himself the shred of happiness that the girl standing before him will offer. She is wearing a pink dress which is light and breezy and makes him think of a summer night and a negligee. He frowns because he doesn't know where that image came from and the girl wonders if he's frowning because he doesn't like her. She also wears a headband with a large pair of rabbit ears attached to it, but they don't make her feel the least bit silly. Everyone dresses like an animal for as far back as either of them can remember. Izumi's floppy hat makes him look like a dog and somehow it makes her less afraid.

She has been told her name is Meroko and she accepts this without question because her mind is a blank slate. She has a personality and likes and dislikes that were formed when she was living her mortal life but they have yet to manifest in her new existence, though they are still there. Likewise, she has been told to follow Izumi, who is to be her teacher and her partner.

Izumi doesn't know this, but someday the compassionate angel this girl will become will watch him sadly from her place in heaven and think that he could have been something great if he'd only given himself the chance.

Searching for a Full Moon…

Disclaimer: All characters and likenesses are property of Tanemura Arina, Ribon and I want to say Toei produced the anime, but I'm really not sure… Not money changes hands as a result of the three paragraphs written here.

Notes: This is totally anime based. I initially had a much longer narrative but not everything can come out on paper the way you want it to.